English Grammar for Students of French:
The Study Guide for Those Learning French
7th ed.
ISBN: 978-0-934034-42-5
Pp. 178
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Supplement your textbook with English Grammar for Students of French— learn the English grammatical terms your French textbook assumes you know.
You will learn: see the English Grammar for Students of French Table of Contents
Parts of speech — how to identify English and French nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions . . .
Question: Why learn English and French parts of speech?
So you’ll choose the correct French equivalent
of an English word.
Example: Example: play is joue if it’s a verb, but pièce if it’s a noun.
Functions of words — how to identify English and French subjects, direct and indirect objects . . .
Question: Why learn the functions of words?
So you’ll choose the correct French equivalent
of an English word.
Example: him is le if it’s a direct object, but lui if it’s an indirect object.
English and French Grammatical terms — explanation of conjugation, gender, agreement . . .
Question: Why learn grammatical terms?
So you’ll understand these terms that play an
important role in French.
Example: "agreement" explains why big is grand if it describes a car, but grande if it describes a house.
Step-by-step analysis of examples — how to get from an English structure to an equivalent French structure, see Chapter 30 of the O&H French Study Guide.
Question: Why offer a step-by-step analysis of examples?
So you’ll know how to get from an English structure
to a French structure.
Example: Here is the boy I spoke to.
Voici le garçon à qui j’ai parlé.
(word-for-word: here is the boy to whom I spoke)
Online resources include:
French Textbook Correlations —Pages to be studied in English Grammar for Students of French before each lesson in your textbook.
French Review Exercises — A review booklet that you can download and use to test your comprehension.
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Each chapter in English Grammar for Students of French covers a grammar point
In English
- grammar explained as it relates to English, with examples
In French
- grammar explained as it relates to French
- examples with explanations of the rules applied
English Grammar for Students of French also offers
Study Tips — In the front pages of English Grammar for Students of French you will find Study Tips for learning French grammar, vocabulary, word forms, and effective study techniques. Also, many chapters end with Study Tips on the grammar points covered.