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The ultimate French review and practice : mastering French grammar for confident communication
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Edition:
2nd ed.
Publication Information:
New York : McGraw-Hill, c2011
Physical Description:
xiv, 426 p. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM
ISBN:
9780071744140
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Accompanied by CD-ROM : CP 027223

Includes index
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Gain confidence in your French-language communication using the method trusted by more than 200,000 students

The Ultimate French Review and Practice gives you a good grasp of grammar so you can build your skills and confidence in communication. Each grammatical concept is explained and illustrated with engaging sentence examples; you'll also get extensive exercises offer practice at applying this knowledge in everyday conversation.

This book/CD-ROM package includes:

More than 400 exercises, in addition to 200 exercises on the accompanying CD-ROM A Pre-Test that identifies your strengths and weaknesses and a Post-Test that helps you review your progress, both on the CD-ROM Bonus online content, including audio exercises as well as internet-based activities focused on key cultural website across the French-speaking world

Topics include: Verbs--Basic Forms and Uses, Present Tense, Present Tense of Irregular Verbs, Negative Sentences, Interrogative Sentences, Imperative, Passé Composé, Imperfect, Imperfect versus Passé Composé, Reflexive Verbs, Future and Conditional, Conditional Sentences, Pluperfect, Future Perfect, and Past Conditional, Passe Simple, Present Participles, Uses of the Infinitive, Nouns and Their Modifiers, Pronouns, Nouns: Gender, Number and Articles, Uses of Articles, Stressed Pronouns, Subject-Verb Agreement, Possessive and Demonstrative Adjectives and Pounouns, Interrogative Adjectives and Pronouns, Adjectives, Comparative and Superlative, Object Pronouns, Numbers, Time, Dates, Adverbs, Negatives and Indefinites, Prepositions, Prepositions with Geographical Names, Verbs in Two-Clause Sentences, Relative Clauses, The Present Subjunctive, The Past Subjunctive, Literary Subjunctives, The Subjunctive, Idiomatic Usage, The Passive Voice and Substitutes for the Passive, Important Idioms and Proverbs, Verb Charts


Author Notes

David M. Stillman, Ph.D. is a well-known writer of foreign language textbooks, multimedia courses, and reference books. He holds a Ph.D. in Spanish linguistics from the University of Illinois and taught at Harvard, Boston University, and Cornell. He is a professor at The College of New Jersey where he teaches Italian, Spanish, French, and Hebrew.

Ronni L. Gordon, Ph.D. is a prominent author of foreign language textbooks, reference books, and materials for multimedia. She received her Ph.D. in Spanish language and Spanish and Latin American History and Literature from Rutgers University, and taught at Harvard and Boston University. She is an education consultant specializing in curriculum development in foreign languages, literature, and history, and teacher training.


Table of Contents

Part 1 Verbs - Basic Forms and Uses;
Chapter 1 Present Tense;
Chapter 2 Present Tense of Irregular Verbs;
Chapter 3 Negative Sentences;
Chapter 4 Interrogative Sentences;
Chapter 5 Imperative;
Chapter 6 Passé Composé;
Chapter 7 Imperfect; Imperfect versus Passé Composé;
Chapter 8 Reflexive Verbs;
Chapter 9 Future and Conditional; Conditional Sentences;
Chapter 10 Pluperfect, Future Perfect, and Past Conditional;
Chapter 11 Passe Simple;
Chapter 12 Present Participles; Uses of the Infinitive;
Part 2 Nouns and Their Modifiers; Pronouns;
Chapter 13 Nouns: Gender, Number and Articles; Uses of Articles;
Chapter 14 Stressed Pronouns; Subject-Verb Agreement;
Chapter 15 Possessive and Demonstrative Adjectives and Pounouns;
Chapter 16 Interrogative Adjectives and Pronouns;
Chapter 17 Adjectives; Comparative and Superlative;
Chapter 18 Object Pronouns;
Chapter 19 Numbers; Time; Dates;
Chapter 20 Adverbs;
Chapter 21 Negatives and Indefinites;
Chapter 22 Prepositions; Prepositions with Geographical Names;
Part 4 Verbs in Two - Clause Sentences;
Chapter 23 Relative Clauses;
Chapter 24 The Present Subjunctive;
Chapter 25 The Past Subjunctive; Literary Subjunctives;
Chapter 26 The Subjunctive (continued);
Part 5 Idiomatic Usage;
Chapter 27 The Passive Voice and Substitutes for the Passive;
Chapter 28 Important Idioms and Proverbs;
Verb Charts
Answers
Index
CD-ROM MENU:
Diagnostic Test
Part 1 Verbs - Forms and Uses
Part 2 Nouns and Their Modifiers; Pronouns
Part 3 Other Elements of the Sentence
Part 4 Idiomatic Usage; Audio Modules; Review Test
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