Modern French Syntax and Composition [Paperback]

This 1932 volume was created to provide a comprehensive guide to the rules of French syntax.This 1932 volume was created to provide a comprehensive guide to the rules of French syntax which could be used from Lower School through to Sixth Form, thus enabling a greater degree of continuity in the learning experience. The book comprises a syntax, exercises, and English prose pieces for translation.This 1932 volume was created to provide a comprehensive guide to the rules of French syntax which could be used from Lower School through to Sixth Form, thus enabling a greater degree of continuity in the learning experience. The book comprises a syntax, exercises, and English prose pieces for translation.Originally published in 1932, this volume was created to provide a comprehensive guide to the rules of French syntax which could be used from Lower School right through to Sixth Form, thus enabling a greater degree of continuity in the learning experience. The book is divided into three parts: part I consists of a short syntax, including many examples of conversational usage; part II contains exercises and connected passages based on the different sections of the syntax; and part III comprises English prose pieces for translation into French, together with a general vocabulary to the exercises, connected passages, and prose pieces. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in linguistics and the history of pedagogy.Preface; Part I. Syntax: 1. The definite article; 2. Omission of the article; 3. The partitive article and the preposition de; 4. Adjective; 5. Negatives; 6. Verb + preposition + noun; 7. Pouvoir, vouloir, falloir, savoir; 8. Il y a; 9. Devoir; 10. Pronouns; 11. C'est and il est; 12. Demonstrative and possessive pronouns; 13. Indefinite adjectives and pronouns; 14. The verb; 15. Adverbs; 16. Dimension; 17. Prepositions; 18. Some English words; 19. Some French words; 20. Irregular verbs; 21. Index to syntax; Part II: 22. Exercises and connected passageló&