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French Grammar for Dummies by Véronique Mazet (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-101118502515
ISBN-139781118502518
eBay Product ID (ePID)159790159
Product Key Features
Number of Pages384 Pages
Publication NameFrench Grammar for Dummies
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFrench, Teaching Methods & Materials / Arts & Humanities
Publication Year2013
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Education
AuthorVéronique Mazet
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight20.8 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2013-933935
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal448.2421
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1 Part I: Getting Started with French Grammar 5 Chapter 1: French Grammar in a Nutshell 7 Chapter 2: Sounding Out French Words 17 Chapter 3: Using Nouns and Determiners 35 Chapter 4: Describing Nouns with Adjectives 55 Chapter 5: Dealing with Numbers, Dates, and Times 69 Part II: Constructing Sentences, Saying No, and Asking Questions 85 Chapter 6: Acquainting Yourself with the Present Tense 87 Chapter 7: Acting on Oneself and on Each Other: Pronominal Verbs 107 Chapter 8: Just Say No: Negative Words and Phrases 119 Chapter 9: Handling Questions and Exclamations 131 Part III: Beefing Up Your Sentences 155 Chapter 10: Saying Where, When, and How with Adverbs 157 Chapter 11: Picking Up Prepositions 171 Chapter 12: It's All Relative: Making Comparisons 187 Chapter 13: Using Pronouns 203 Chapter 14: Adding the Gerund and the Passive to Your Repertoire 227 Part IV: Talking about the Past or Future 237 Chapter 15: Noting Past Actions with the Present Perfect 239 Chapter 16: Reminiscing and Describing Ongoing Past Actions with the Imperfect 253 Chapter 17: Projecting Forward with the Future 265 Part V: Expressing Conditions, Subjectivity, and Orders 283 Chapter 18: Wondering with the Conditional 285 Chapter 19: Surveying the Subjunctive 301 Chapter 20: Giving Orders with the Imperative 319 Chapter 21: Discovering Compound Tenses 333 Part VI: The Part of Tens 341 Chapter 22: Ten Common French Grammar Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them) 343 Chapter 23: Ten (Or So) Useful French Idioms 349 Index 353
SynopsisThe easy way to master French grammar French Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and complement to the successful language learning book, French For Dummies. In plain English, it teaches you the grammatical rules of the French language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, pronouns, adjectives, punctuation, stress and verb tenses, and moods. Throughout the book, you get plenty of practice opportunities to help you on your goal of mastering basic French grammar and usage. Grasp the grammatical rules of French including parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses Enhance your descriptive speech with adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions Benefit from plenty of practice opportunities throughout the book Use the French language confidently and correctly Whether you're a student studying French or a professional looking to get ahead of the pack by learning a second language, French Grammar For Dummies is your hands-on guide to quickly and painlessly master the written aspect of this popular language., Learn to: Grasp parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses Enhance your descriptive speech with adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions Practice your grammar skills as you go Master French grammar? Easy. Do you need help with using French? This hands-on, friendly guide teaches you the grammatical rules of the French language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses and moods. Throughout the book, you get plenty of practice opportunities to help you meet your goal of mastering basic French grammar and usage. Begin with the basics discover how to use various parts of speech and deal with numbers, dates, and times Simple stuff find out how to build simple sentences, use negative words and expressions, and ask questions Go to the next level get the scoop on using pronominal verbs, employing the passive, making comparisons, and adding gerunds Dont be so tense grasp verb tenses youll use all the time: the present, the present perfect, the imperfect, and the future Be moody get up to speed in a hurry on the conditional, subjunctive, and imperative moods Open the book and find: Information on nouns, adjectives, verbs, and other basic parts of speech Guidance on dealing with numbers, dates, and times Tips for constructing simple sentences and questions The scoop on making sentences more descriptive with comparisons, negative words, and more Different verb tenses and moods Ten common French grammar mistakes (and how to avoid them) Plenty of examples and practice opportunities, The easy way to master French grammar French Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and complement to the successful language learning book, French For Dummies.
LC Classification NumberPC2129
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