“The babystep-by-babystep formulas of this slim, no-nonsense, inespensive paperback make it ultra easy to use . . . that is why, after being for years on the list of recommended books for my courses, it is now required.”

— The French Review, Vol 76, No. 2

“It’s about time our students had a book like this one . . . The manual is short, direct, and well-organized.”

— The French Review, Vol. 54, No. 2

“This book covers virtually every grammar topic that beginning, intermediate, and advanced students of French are likely to ever encounter. . . . Explanations are always short and concise, examples admirably clear.”

— Tom Conner, Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures

English Grammar for Students of French

A Self-Study Grammar That Helps You Come Prepared for Class

Step-by-Step Examples

To show you how to get from an English to a French sentence structure.

All the Essentials

Straightforward lessons that focus on the rules and not the exceptions. Covers the English grammar taught in beginning college courses.

Study Tips

The Study Tips and Review Exercises at the end of most chapters will help you retain the rules and concepts covered.

one point per chapter

Each short chapter explains one grammar rule with English and French examples.

In English & French

Grammar rules are illustrated with examples in English and French.

Print & Digital Formats

Available in print and digital formats from our website, and many campus bookstores.

Learn the Grammar Terms Your Textbook Assumes You Know

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What is gender, agreement and number?

Learn terms used in English and French grammar such as conjugation, gender, number, and agreement—they play a minor role in English, but an important role in French.

Example: Agreement explains why big is grand when it describes a car, but grande when it describes a house.

Step-By-Step French Sentence Structure

Learn how to get from an English structure to an equivalent French sentence structure. Our examples will take you every step of the way.

What are nouns, verbs and adjectives?

Learn what are parts of speech so you can identify English and French nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions. This will help you choose the correct French equivalent to the English word.

Example: Play is joue if it’s a verb and pièce if it’s a noun.

What are subjects and objects?

Learn to identify the function of words used in English and French grammar so you can choose the correct French equivalent to the English word.

Learn what are English and French subjects, French direct and indirect objects.

Example: Him is le if it’s a direct object, and lui if it’s an indirect object.

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