Schaum's Outline of French Grammar

by Crocker, Mary E. Coffman

• ISBN13: 9780070138872
• ISBN10: 0070138877
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-28
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

At last, a guide that explains points of French grammar and structure simply, then clarifies each with concrete examples. The examples use the language of real-life situations. This new edition also makes difficult topics, like the difference between mood and tense, even easier to understand. Numerous fill-in-the-blank and other exercises with delayed answers help cut down the time it takes readers to gain proficiency and confidence communicating in French.

Table of Contents

Nouns and Articles	1	(21)
Gender and the Definite Article	1	(1)
Gender Identification by Word Endings	2	(1)
Words with Different Meanings in Masculine and Feminine Forms	3	(1)
Plural Forms of Nouns	3	(3)
Compound Nouns	6	(2)
Special Uses of the Definite Article	8	(4)
Contractions of the Definite Article	12	(2)
The Indefinite Article	14	(1)
Omission of the Indefinite Article	14	(2)
The Partitive	16	(1)
The Partitive versus the Definite and Indefinite Articles	16	(1)
Exceptions to the Rule for Using the Partitive Article	17	(5)
Adjectives and Adverbs	22	(45)
Formation of the Feminine of Adjectives	22	(7)
Plural of Adjectives	29	(2)
Agreement Problems of Certain Adjectives	31	(2)
Compound Adjectives	33	(1)
Position of Adjectives	33	(3)
Adjectives That Change Meaning According to Position	36	(3)
Formation of Adverbs	39	(4)
Position of Adverbs	43	(1)
Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs	44	(3)
Superlative of Adjectives and Adverbs	47	(1)
Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives	48	(4)
Possessive Adjectives	52	(4)
Demonstrative Adjectives	56	(1)
Indefinite Adjectives	57	(10)
Prepositions	67	(17)
Uses of Certain Prepositions	67	(1)
Prepositions to Indicate Location or Direction To or From a Place	68	(2)
Prepositions with Geographical Names	70	(3)
Prepositions with Modes of Transportation	73	(1)
Prepositions with Expressions of Time	74	(1)
Prepositions Used to Join Two Nouns	75	(1)
Prepositions of Cause	76	(1)
Prepositions after Indefinite Pronouns	76	(1)
Prepositions in Adverbial Clauses of Manner	77	(1)
Prepositions to Introduce an Infinitive Depending on a Noun or Adjective	78	(6)
Numbers, Dates, Time	84	(10)
Numbers	84	(6)
Dates	90	(1)
Time	91	(3)
Verbs	94	(133)
Moods and Tenses	94	(1)
Formal versus Familiar Forms	95	(1)
The Present Tense	95	(33)
Reflexive / Pronominal Verbs	128	(5)
Imperatives	133	(2)
The Present Participle	135	(3)
The Imperfect Tense	138	(2)
Uses of the Imperfect Tense	140	(3)
The Conversational Past Tense (Passe Compose) of Verbs Conjugated with Avoir	143	(9)
The Passe Compose of Verbs Conjugated with Etre	152	(3)
Uses of the Passe Compose	155	(8)
The Literary Past Tense (Passe Simple)	163	(5)
The Future	168	(9)
The Conditional	177	(4)
Compound Tenses	181	(7)
Si Clauses	188	(2)
Subjunctive	190	(1)
Present Subjunctive	190	(18)
The Past Subjunctive	208	(2)
The Imperfect Subjunctive	210	(2)
The Pluperfect Subjunctive	212	(1)
Si Clauses in the Subjunctive	213	(1)
Sequence of Tenses in Indirect Discourse	213	(3)
Uses of the Infinitive	216	(9)
Passive Voice	225	(2)
Interrogative Words and Constructions	227	(10)
Forming Questions	227	(1)
Interrogative Forms by Inversion---Simple Tenses	228	(1)
Interrogative Forms by Inversion---Compound Tenses	229	(1)
Interrogative Adverbs and Adverbial Expressions	230	(1)
Interrogative Pronouns	231	(2)
Qu'est-ce que c'est?	233	(1)
Interrogative Adjective Quel	233	(1)
Interrogative Pronoun Lequel	234	(3)
Negative Words and Constructions	237	(10)
Negation of Simple Tenses	237	(1)
Negation of Compound Tenses	238	(1)
The Negative Interrogative	239	(1)
Si in Answer to a Negative Question	240	(1)
Omission of Pas	240	(1)
Negation of the Infinitive	240	(1)
Negative Words and Phrases	241	(6)
Pronouns	247	(30)
Subject Pronouns	247	(1)
Direct Object Pronouns	248	(2)
Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns	250	(1)
Indirect Object Pronouns	251	(1)
The Pronoun Y	251	(1)
The Pronoun En	252	(1)
Double Object Pronouns	253	(1)
Position of Object Pronouns	254	(4)
Reflexive Pronouns	258	(1)
Disjunctive Pronouns	258	(3)
Possessive Pronouns	261	(2)
Demonstrative Pronouns	263	(1)
Indefinite Demonstrative Pronouns	264	(1)
Relative Pronouns	265	(6)
Indefinite Pronouns	271	(6)
Special Meanings of Certain Verbs	277	(12)
Expressions with Aller	277	(1)
Expressions with Avoir	278	(1)
Expressions with Etre	279	(1)
Expressions with Faire	280	(1)
Special Uses of Other Verbs	281	(8)
Answers to Exercises	289	(50)
Verb Charts	339	(10)
Index	349