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THE EVERYTHING ® FRENCH GRAMMER BOOK All the rules you need to master français Laura K. Lawless Copyright ©2006, F+W Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher; exceptions are made for brief excerpts used in published reviews. An Everything® Series Book. Everything® and everything.com® are registered trademarks of F+W Publications, Inc. Published by Adams Media, an F+W Publications Company 57 Littlefield Street, Avon, MA 02322 U.S.A. www.adamsmedia.com ISBN: 1-59337-528-X (paperback) eISBN: 978-1-6055-0333-2 Printed in The United States of America. J I H G F E D C B A Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lawless, Laura K. The everything French grammar book / Laura K. Lawless. p. cm. — (The everything series) Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 1-59337-528-X eISBN 978-1-6055-0333-2 1. French language — Grammar. 2. French language — Textbooks for foreign speakers — English. I. Title. II. Series. PC2112.L36 2006 448.2′421 — dc22 2006005011 This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information with regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional advice. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. — From a Declaration of Principles jointly adopted by a Committee of the American Bar Association and a Committee of Publishers and Associations Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks. Where those designations appear in this book and Adams Media was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed with initial capital letters. This book is available at quantity discounts for bulk purchases. For information, please call 1-800-872-5627 The Series Editorial Publishing Director Gary M. Krebs Director of Product Development Paula Munier Associate Managing Editor Laura M. Daly Associate Copy Chief Brett Palana-Shanahan Acquisitions Editor Gina Chaimanis Development Editor Rachel Engelson Associate Production Editor Casey Ebert Production Director of Manufacturing Susan Beale Associate Director of Production Michelle Roy Kelly Cover Design Paul Beatrice Matt LeBlanc Erick DaCosta Design and Layout Colleen Cunningham Sorae Lee Jennifer Oliveira Series Cover Artist Barry Littmann Visit the entire Everything® Series at www.everything.com THE French Grammer Book Dear Reader, I am pleased to be able to share my love and knowledge of the French language with you. Since 1999, I've been teaching French via the Internet (About the French Language — http://french.about.com ) and it's thanks to this Web site that I am now writing books. When I was studying French, I was utterly baffled by some of the grammatical constructions I was supposed to memorize. I thought that I would never be able to remember them, and certainly not be able to speak French with any thing approaching the ease with which I speak English. But now I can, and I am sure that one day you will be able to as well. Bon courage! À tous mes professeurs de français : merci beaucoup! • • • Contents Introduction CHAPTER 1: Introduction to French French Language Classification French Speakers French in English Why Learn French? True Cognates False Cognates CHAPTER 2: Nouns and Articles Introduction to Nouns Gender and Number of Nouns Definite Articles Indefinite Articles Partitive Articles Exercices de contrôle CHAPTER 3: Adjectives Introduction to Adjectives Making Adjectives Feminine and Plural Demonstrative and Indefinite Adjectives Interrogative and Exclamative Adjectives Position of Adjectives Exercices de contrôle CHAPTER 4: Pronouns Introduction to Pronouns Subject Pronouns Stressed Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns Indefinite Demonstrative Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns Exercices de contrôle CHAPTER 5: Introduction to Verbs Conjugating French Verbs Tense, Mood, and Voice Verb Forms Types of Verbs Pronominal Verbs Exercices de contrôle
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