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French prepositions : forms and usage / Trudie Maria Booth.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Booth, Trudie Maria.
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- French language--Prepositions.
- French language.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 316 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham : University Press of America, [2003]
- Language Note:
- Text in English and French.
- Summary:
- French Prepositions is an in-depth study of the forms of both simple and compound prepositions and their use in modern French. It is designed for use by teachers and students who wish to express themselves correctly in French and are looking for a complete and reliable reference book.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 The forms of French prepositions 1
- Simple prepositions 1
- Compound prepositions 4
- Chapter 2 Prepositions and other word categories 11
- Chapter 3 The place and objects of prepositions 15
- Chapter 4 Prepositions and verbs 17
- Chapter 5 The use of certain prepositions 19
- a 19
- de 49
- en 85
- par 103
- pour 111
- dans 120
- chez 132
- sur 136
- sous 145
- avec 147
- sans 151
- avant 153
- apres 154
- jusque 156
- contre 159
- des 161
- a partir de 162
- depuis 163
- pendant 165
- a cause de 165
- au bout de 166
- entr 167
- parmi 169
- vers 169
- envers 170
- Chapter 6 Prepositions in verb + noun constructions 173
- Verbs followed directly by a complement in French but not in English 173
- Verbs requiring a preposition before a complement in French but not in English 178
- Verbs followed by different prepositions in French and English 184
- Chapter 7 Prepositions in verb + verb constructions 203
- Verbs followed directly by the infinitive 204
- Verbs followed by a + infinitive 212
- Verbs followed by de + infinitive 223
- Verbs followed by pour + infinitive 243
- Chapter 8 Prepositions in noun + verb constructions 255
- Nouns followed by de + infinitive 255
- Nouns followed by a + infinitive 262
- Chapter 9 Prepositions in adjective + verb constructions 267
- Adjectives followed by de + infinitive 267
- Adjectives followed by a + infinitive 275
- Chapter 10 The use of prepositions with geographical names 281
- Cities 282
- Continents 283
- Countries 283
- Islands 291
- Regions 294
- French provinces and regions 295
- French departments 297
- American states 300
- Canadian provinces and territories 302.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 0761826114
- OCLC:
- 52509640
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