Schaum's Outline of French Grammar, Seventh Edition

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Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?

Fortunately, there's Schaum's.

More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, sovled problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

This Schaum's Outline gives you:

. Hundreds of practice problems with step-by-step solutions to reinforce knowledge
. New appendix on punctuation
. Support for all major textbooks for courses in French Grammar
. Access to revised Schaums.com website with access to over 100 online audio recordings and more.

Schaum's reinforces the main concepts required in your course and offers hundreds of practice questions to help you suceed. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time-and get your best test scores!

Schaum's Outlines - Problem solved.

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Preface
Contents
CHAPTER 1 Nouns and Articles
Gender and the Definite Article
Singular Forms.
Gender Identification by Word Endings
Nouns Indicating Occupations, Nationalities, Relationships and Domestic Animals
Words with Different Meanings in Masculine and Feminine Forms
Plural Forms of Nouns
Regular Plurals.
Nouns Ending in -s, -x or -z.
Nouns Ending in -au, -eau, -eu or -oeu.
Nouns Ending in -ou.
Nouns Ending in -al.
Nouns Ending in -ail.
Irregular Plurals.
Singular or Plural
Compound Nouns
Special Uses of the Definite Article
With General or Abstract Nouns.
With Titles.
With Languages and Academic Subjects.
With Days of the Week, Seasons, Dates and Time Expressions.
With Names of Continents, Countries, Provinces, Regions, Islands, Mountains and Rivers.
With Weights and Measures.
With Parts of the Body or Clothing.
Omission of the Definite Article
Contractions of the Definite Article
The Indefinite Article
Omission of the Indefinite Article
After the Verb être.
Other Omissions of the Indefinite Article.
The Partitive Article
The Partitive Article Versus the Definite and Indefinite Articles
Exceptions to the Rule for Using the Partitive Article
When the Sentence is Negative.
When an Adjective Precedes a Noun in the Plural.
After Expressions of Quantity and Expressions with de.
CHAPTER 2 Adjectives and Adverbs
Formation of the Feminine of Adjectives
Regular Forms.
Adjectives Ending in a Vowel, Pronounced Consonant or Mute -e.
Adjectives Ending in -el, -eil, -il, -en, -on, -et and -s.
Adjectives Ending in -er.
Adjectives Ending in -x.
Adjectives Ending in -eur.
Adjectives Ending in -f.
Adjectives Ending in -c.
Irregular Adjectives.
The Adjectives beau, nouveau, vieux.
Plural of Adjectives
Regular Forms.
Adjectives Ending in -s or -x.
Adjectives Ending in -eu or -eau.
Adjectives Ending in -al.
Agreement Problems of Certain Adjectives
Adjectives of Color.
Compound Adjectives
Position of Adjectives
Adjectives That Change Meaning According to Position
Formation of Adverbs
Regular Forms.
Adverbs Formed from Adjectives Ending in a Vowel.
Adverbs Ending in -ément.
Adverbs Ending in -amment and -emment.
Irregular Adverbs.
Position of Adverbs
Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
Regular Comparisons.
Comparative Followed by a Noun.
Superlative of Adjectives and Adverbs
Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives
Adjectives without Comparative and Superlative Forms.
Useful Phrases with Comparatives and Superlatives.
Possessive Adjectives
Use of the Definite Article as a Possessive.
With on, personne, tout le monde.
With chacun.
Demonstrative Adjectives
Indefinite Adjectives
CHAPTER 3 Prepositions
Uses of Certain Prepositions
Prepositions to Indicate Location or Direction to or from a Place
À, de, dans, en, chez.
Prepositions with Geographical Names
À.
En.
Au.
Dans.
De.
Prepositions with Modes of Transportation
Prepositions with Expressions of Time
À, at.
Dans, en, in.
Avant, before and après, after.
Prepositions Used to Join Two Nouns
To Indicate Function or to Join a Noun that Modifies Another Noun.
To Mean with.
To Introduce the Material from Which an Object is Made.
Prepositions of Cause
Prepositions After Indefinite Pronouns
Prepositions in Adverbial Clauses of Manner
Prepositions to Introduce an Infinitive Depending on a Noun or Adjective
To Indicate Function, Result or Tendency.
After Expressions of Duration, Length of Time and Position of the Body.
CHAPTER 4 Numbers, Dates, Time
Numbers
Cardinal Numbers.
Ordinal Numbers.
Collective Numbers.
Fractions.
Arithmetical Operations.
Dimensions.
Dates
Time
CHAPTER 5 Verbs
Moods and Tenses
Subject Personal Pronouns
The Present Tense
First Conjugation Verbs.
Verbs Beginning with a Vowel.
Verbs with Spelling Changes:
Verbs ending in -cer and -ger;
Verbs with -é- in the infinitive;
Verbs with -e- in the infinitive;
Verbs with -yer in the infinitive.
Second Conjugation Verbs.
Third Conjugation Verbs.
Irregular Verbs:
Verbs like ouvrir;
Verbs like courir, rire, rompre, conclure;
Battre and mettre;
Verbs like partir;
Vaincre;
Verbs like connaître;
Plaire and se taire.
Verbs with Infinitives Ending in -ire:
Lire, dire, conduire, traduire;
Écrire, vivre, suivre;
Croire, voir and mourir;
Verbs like craindre, peindre, joindre;
Verbs like prendre;
Venir and tenir;
Acquérir and conquérir;
Pouvoir, vouloir, pleuvoir;
Boire, devoir, recevoir;
Avoir;
Être;
Aller;
Faire;
Savoir;
Valoir and falloir.
Special Uses of the Present Tense:
Depuis, il y a ... que, voilà ... que, and ça fait ... que plus the present tense;
Venir de plus the infinitive.
Reflexive / Pronominal Verbs
S'asseoir.
Reflexive Verbs with Parts of the Body.
Reflexive versus Nonreflexive Verbs.
Reflexive Verbs in the Infinitive.
Imperatives
Affirmative Imperatives.
The Affirmative Imperative of Reflexive Verbs.
The Negative Imperative.
The Negative Imperative of Reflexive Verbs.
The Present Participle
Formation.
Use.
The Imperfect Tense
Regular Forms.
Verbs with Spelling Changes.
Être.
Uses of the Imperfect Tense
Continuing or Habitual Action.…