Synopses & Reviews
Written entirely in French, this text provides the intermediate or advanced French undergraduate with a solid foundation in French syntax, and the tools and practice to improve linguistic competence. GRAMMAIRE FRAN?AISE teaches grammar, orthography, and vocabulary, simultaneously providing a solid foundation that is essential to a good understanding of French language. Grammatical explanations are simple and concise, which avoids switching from English to French, and provides additional exposure to French. This text can be used for a systematic study of the French language, or as an occasional reference. All of the grammar structures of French and many lexical aspects are covered, providing a complete and systematic review of the language.
Synopsis
Written entirely in French, the text provides complete and systematic grammar coverage intended for students at the intermediate level.
Synopsis
The text provides complete and systematic grammar coverage. Ollivier intended second year university students or secondary students who obtained a basic knowledge of the principles of grammar to use this book. This book would best fit an intermediate grammar course or an intermediate course where grammar is covered in some depth or the instructor requires extra grammar support. It would also serve as a reference tool for students who need refreshment.
About the Author
Martin Beaudoin obtained his Ph.D. in Romance Linguistics at the University of Alberta in 1996. Currently an Associate Professor at the Faculte Saint-Jean, University of Alberta, Prof. Beaudoin has taught introductory and intermediate French for the Canadian government, and at the CEGEP in Matane, Quebec. A committed educator and researcher, Prof. Beaudoin created and maintains the interactive French grammar database, Pomme.
Table of Contents
Avant-propos. LE GROUPE NOMINAL. 1. Le nom. 2. Les determinants. 3. L'adjectif. 4. Les pronoms personnels. 5. Les pronoms possessifs. 6. Les pronoms demonstratifs. 7. Les pronoms relatifs. LES INVARIABLES. 8. L'adverbe. 9. Les comparatifs et les superlatifs. 10. Les prepositions. 11. Les conjonctions. LE GROUPE VERBAL. 12. Le present de l'indicatif. 13. L'imperatif. 14. Le passe compose. 15. L'imparfait. 16. Le plus-que-parfait. 17. Le futur simple, immediat et anterieur. 18. Le conditionnel present et passe. 19. Le subjonctif present et passe . 20. Le participe present et passe. 21. L'infinitif. 22. Les verbes pronominaux. 23. Les verbes impersonnels. 24. Les verbes semi-auxiliaire. 25. Les temps litteraires. AUTRES STRUCTURES SYNTAXIQUES. 26. Les mots indefinis. 27. La negation. 28. L'interrogation. 29. La voix passive. 30. Le discours indirect. APPENDICES. A. La phrase. B. Le syst?me verbal. C. Les tableaux de conjugaison. D. Les verbes et leurs prepositions. E. Les nombres, les jours et les mois. F. Le h muet et le h aspire. G. Les phon?mes du fran?ais. H. Quelques homophones grammaticaux. I. Les rectifications orthographiques.