French Prepositions Forms and Usage

by Booth, Trudie Maria

• ISBN13: 9780761826118
• ISBN10: 0761826114
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-06-02
• Publisher: UPA

Summary

French Prepositions is an in-depth study of the forms of both simple and compound prepositions and their use in modern French. It is designed for use by teachers and students who wish to express themselves correctly in French and are looking for a complete and reliable reference book.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
The forms of French prepositions	1	(10)
Simple prepositions	1	(3)
Compound prepositions	4	(7)
Prepositions and other word categories	11	(4)
The place and objects of prepositions	15	(2)
Prepositions and verbs	17	(2)
The use of certain prepositions	19	(154)
a	19	(30)
de	49	(36)
en	85	(18)
par	103	(8)
pour	111	(9)
dans	120	(12)
chez	132	(4)
sur	136	(9)
sous	145	(2)
avec	147	(4)
sans	151	(2)
avant	153	(1)
apres	154	(2)
jusque	156	(3)
contre	159	(2)
des	161	(1)
a partir de	162	(1)
depuis	163	(2)
pendant	165	(1)
a cause de	165	(1)
au bout de	166	(1)
entre	167	(2)
parmi	169	(1)
vers	169	(1)
envers	170	(3)
Prepositions in verb + noun constructions	173	(30)
Verbs followed directly by a complement in French but not in English	173	(5)
Verbs requiring a preposition before a complement in French but not in English	178	(6)
Verbs followed by different prepositions in French and English	184	(19)
Prepositions in verb + verb constructions	203	(52)
Verbs followed directly by the infinitive	204	(8)
Verbs followed by a + infinitive	212	(11)
Verbs followed by de + infinitive	223	(20)
Verbs followed by pour + infinitive	243	(12)
Prepositions in noun + verb constructions	255	(12)
Nouns followed by de + infinitive	255	(7)
Nouns followed by a + infinitive	262	(5)
Prepositions in adjective + verb constructions	267	(14)
Adjectives followed by de + infinitive	267	(8)
Adjectives followed by a + infinitive	275	(6)
The use of prepositions with geographical names	281	(24)
Cities	282	(1)
Continents	283	(1)
Countries	283	(8)
Islands	291	(3)
Regions	294	(1)
French provinces and regions	295	(2)
French departments	297	(3)
American states	300	(2)
Canadian provinces and territories	302	(3)
Index	305