Essential French Grammar – Essential Language Grammars – Routledge

Essential French Grammar is a student-friendly French grammar designed to give learners a firm foundation on which to build a real understanding of both spoken and written French.Clear explanations of grammar are supported by contemporary examples, lively cartoon drawings, and a variety of exercises. Key features of the textbook include:each grammar point explained initially with reference to Englishparallels between English and French provided where relevant‘Key points’ boxes and tables that summarize grammar conceptsreal-life language examples in French, with English translationsa variety of exercises to reinforce learninga contemporary primary source or literary extract to illustrate grammar in contextdetailed coverage of punctuation, accents, spelling, and the specific sounds of FrenchAn introductory chapter describes the lexical and grammatical differences between French and English and a glossary of grammatical terms in French and English, useful verb tables, and an exercise key