A Complete French Grammar for Reference and Practice

by Trudie Maria Booth

Overview

This comprehensive manual thoroughly covers every aspect of French grammar, from the basic to the most advanced level, and illustrates the grammatical structures with useful, practical and interesting examples. Up-to-date language and usage both on the formal and on the informal level is paired with cultural information about France, making the study of grammar a pleasant experience.

The book offers its users clear and detailed explanations, as well as the opportunity to practice their reading, writing and speaking skills in numerous oral and written exercises, which include translations, suggestions for communicative activities with a partner, and topics for written composition.

A Complete French Grammar for Reference and Practice can be used as a classroom text in intermediate and advanced courses, as well as for reference and self-study. It is a reliable source of information for teachers and students alike, and addresses all those learners who want to speak and write French correctly.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761849711
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	11/11/2009
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	498
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Trudie Maria Booth is a lecturer in French at the University of Portland. She has been teaching French language, literature and culture courses for more than thirty years. Her previous publications with UPA include French Phonetics, A Guide to Correct Pronunciation of French, French Prepositions and French Verbs and Idioms.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 Preface
Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Numbers
Chapter 4 Chapter 2: The Present Indicative
Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Pronominal Verbs
Chapter 6 Chapter 4: The Imperative
Chapter 7 Chapter 5: The Passé Composé
Chapter 8 Chapter 6: The Imperfect
Chapter 9 Chapter 7: The Pluperfect and the Passé Simple
Chapter 10 Chapter 8: The Future Tenses
Chapter 11 Chapter 9: The Conditional
Chapter 12 Chapter 10: The Subjunctive
Chapter 13 Chapter 11: Personal Pronouns
Chapter 14 Chapter 12: Negative Expressions
Chapter 15 Chapter 13: The Infinitive
Chapter 16 Chapter 14: The Present Participle
Chapter 17 Chapter 15: The Passive Voice
Chapter 18 Chapter 16: The Articles
Chapter 19 Chapter 17: The Noun
Chapter 20 Chapter 18: Problem Nouns
Chapter 21 Chapter 19: The Descriptive Adjective
Chapter 22 Chapter 20: Adverbs
Chapter 23 Chapter 21: The Comparative and the Superlative
Chapter 24 Chapter 22: Questions
Chapter 25 Chapter 23: Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns
Chapter 26 Chapter 24: Relative Pronouns
Chapter 27 Chapter 25: Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns
Chapter 28 Chapter 26: Prespositions
Chapter 29 Chapter 27: Conjunctions
Chapter 30 Chapter 28: Indefinite Adjectives, Adverbs, and Pronouns
Chapter 31 Chapter 29: Direct Speech and Indirect Speech
Chapter 32 Chapter 30: False Cognates
Chapter 33 Appendix: Verbs + Infinitive
Chapter 34 French-English Glossary
Chapter 35 English-French Glossary
Chapter 36 Index

Editorial Reviews

This is an excellent book, easy to use, for students and teachers alike.... By helping the learners to master the French verbs, it allows them to refine their linguistic skills and thereby obtain proficiency in communicating in French... I recommend this work as much to students as to teachers.

Professor Andrzey Dziedzic

This is an excellent book, easy to use, for students and teachers alike.... By helping the learners to master the French verbs, it allows them to refine their linguistic skills and thereby obtain proficiency in communicating in French... I recommend this work as much to students as to teachers.

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