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French Grammar (Barron's Grammar Series) (English and French Edition) 2nd Edition

French Edition by Christopher Kendris (Author)

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Part of: Barron's Grammar (11 books)

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Here is a concise summary of French grammar for students and translators whose first language is English. Topics covered include parts of speech, sentence structure, punctuation, idioms, and pronunciation advice. The book is small in size but packed with helpful instruction. It makes a fine quick-reference supplement to standard French language textbooks. The new edition is printed in two colors to enhance student comprehension and emphasize important points.

ISBN-10

0764113518
ISBN-13

978-0764113512
Edition

2nd
Publisher

B E S Pub Co
Publication date

January 1, 2001
Part of series

Barron's Grammar
Language

English, French
Dimensions

4 x 0.75 x 6.25 inches
Print length

208 pages
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ B E S Pub Co; 2nd edition (January 1, 2001)
Language ‏ : ‎ English, French
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764113518
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764113512
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.3 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4 x 0.75 x 6.25 inches

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Christopher Kendris

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Dr. Christopher Kendris, an accomplished linguist, has worked as an interpreter and translator for the U.S. State Department at the American Embassy in Paris. He holds a Ph.D. from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and diplomas with Mention très Honorable at the Université de Paris (en Sorbonne), Faculté des Lettres École Supérieure de Préparation et de Perfectionnement des Professeurs de Français à l'Étranger, and at the Institut de Phonétique, Paris. He is former Chairman of the Department of Foreign Languages and Supervisor of 16 foreign language teachers at Farmingdale High School, Farmingdale, NY, and has taught foreign language courses at various colleges and universities.

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Sl Rundle

Concise but very thorough

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2022

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This is a very useful guide. Yes, it’s small but it covers all aspects of French grammar as far as I can tell. I took French for 10 years in school so I’m using this to refresh my grammar and as a supporting tool to become fluent. It looks like it contains all the grammar I learned in school plus more.

It doesn’t have exercises which I actually like. I strictly use this as a guide for my own lessons in practicing reading, writing, and speaking. I don’t really think endless grammar exercises are useful anyway. I did them for 10 years and never learned how to actually speak the language. Better to use something like this as a companion to more practical learning exercises.

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Keith Van Campem

Excellent!

Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2021

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Is this book small in size? Yes. Is it packed full of valuable information? Absolutely!! I bought Rosetta Stone, and although I appreciate learning French with it, I found I was confused about French grammar overall (when to use l’, un, une, etc.). This book beautifully explains it, and is a great accompaniment to Rosetta Stone.

I am glad I didn’t read the negative reviews. I have no idea why people are so turned off by the book’s size when the information inside of it is phenomenal. I bring it with me everywhere and read it any time I get the chance.

10 people found this helpful

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B. Henriksen

Great for a quick reference

Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2021

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When I purchased this book, I was looking for a book that would teach me grammar rules similar to a list of " i before e except after c..." rules except for French. When I received it, I was disappointed because the level of information was a bit too technical compared to the specific reference book I was looking for. Now, I am fluent and I am grateful that I have this book. While it may not be what I was looking for, I feel that it is still a valuable resource for someone studying the French language.

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Christopher Barrett

A very useful reference to add to your French language library ~

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2012

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I would not recommend this as a book to use to learn French or even as a study book. This is what I would call a reference or reinforcement book for those learning French. Other reviews state that it is hard to find items, but there is a nice index at the back that makes it easy to find pertinent sections. I wanted to look up some of the uses and variations of des and flipped to the index, looked at des, it said section 3.1 and voila!

Again, this is a great tool to assist with building French grammar and contains many helpful rules and examples. It is a great way to go from learning a few phrases to learning the how and why and building sentences and effective, proper, communication skills. Not something I would recommend for someone learning a bit of French to use on a trip, but recommended for those wanting to hone their French language skills further. Price is right also.

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Braxton

Worth it

Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2020

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Nice and lightweight and small. Easy to bring around with me

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Dr. W

Nicely compact grammar reference

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2022

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This is an excellent summary of key grammar in a very compact (pocket-sized) reference book. Highly recommended!

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Michael

Great little reference book

Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2019

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This was the first French book I bought. I needed a quick and handy reference which I can turn to regularly. It has an easy to read format on grammar rules as well has blue highlighted sections on important things to remember so you can reference regularly. It’s really helped me understand a lot. I do recommend it for beginners.

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I have found this book to be very useful, though not particularly easy to use for a ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2018

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I have found this book to be very useful, though not particularly easy to use for a novice. That said, it really has helped me identify and conjugate verbs. I'm very glad I have it, and find the more I use it, the more helpful it is. I would recommend it.

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Joe R

Good practical French self-taught book

Reviewed in Mexico on August 26, 2022

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I liked it, the only thing I gotta mention is: letters are too small.

Prasad S

Good book still cost can lowered by the publisher

Reviewed in India on February 14, 2022

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Good book must mass produced.

Mr Philip Jones

Superb as a dictionary and book to check against

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 25, 2021

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Nothing to dislike

Behnam

Great Grammar Book

Reviewed in Canada on September 4, 2015

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Barron's French Grammar is a good reference book for French grammar. Although the explanations feel rushed compared to the Barron's Italian Grammar, the presentation of all Barron's grammar books are outstandingly organized. For its price, I recommend getting this one for any French learner; it has some good topics from beginner to advanced level of comprehension (especially the verbs section). However, every time I pick up and read this one, I'm always learning something new, whether a topic is rushed or not.

One topic that I appreciated the most from this book was the verbs that are followed by a preposition after it. Since these particular verbs must be memorized, Barron's French Grammar makes sure to present this information in an organized fashion so that you're able to retain better.

I fully recommend this book for its fine price!

Mrs Mannan

Content good. Size too small. Binding very very poor.

Reviewed in India on May 26, 2022

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Content is very good. Very useful.

But the size of the book and print are small. Difficult to read.

Very much disappointed with the binding. Binding quality is worse. Within one day's usage pages started coming off. Didn't expect this poor quality from Barron's.

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