Correct Your French Blunders

Correct Your French Blunders

Author: Véronique Mazet

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2012-03-30

Total Pages: 384

ISBN-13: 0071788255

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A witty, fast-paced guide to eliminating those annoying and frustrating French bloopers Mixing genders, inverting subjects and objects, and trusting false cognates are just a few of the blunders English-speaking French-language learners commonly make. In Correct Your French Blunders, veteran French teacher Véronique Mazet identifies these and other common trouble spots and clearly explains the reasons behind them. You will discover how grammar patterns of French differ from those of English and why trying to translate word for word, structure for structure, from English, can lead to big trouble. You will learn to break bad habits and correct your mistakes while developing a much more natural feel for French language patterns with the help of: More than 1,000 highlighted examples of common blunders to avoid A free app available on iTunes for interactive practice for obliterating those blunders Numerous examples and practical exercises Quick-reference panels for checking correct tense forms A "Hall of Shame" compendium of bad errors to recognize and correct


French Grammar For Dummies

French Grammar For Dummies

Author: Veronique Mazet

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-04-05

Total Pages: 389

ISBN-13: 1118502485

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The easy way to master French grammar French Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and complement to the successful language learning book, French For Dummies. In plain English, it teaches you the grammatical rules of the French language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, pronouns, adjectives, punctuation, stress and verb tenses, and moods. Throughout the book, you get plenty of practice opportunities to help you on your goal of mastering basic French grammar and usage. Grasp the grammatical rules of French including parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses Enhance your descriptive speech with adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions Benefit from plenty of practice opportunities throughout the book Use the French language confidently and correctly Whether you're a student studying French or a professional looking to get ahead of the pack by learning a second language, French Grammar For Dummies is your hands-on guide to quickly and painlessly master the written aspect of this popular language.


Correct Your Italian Blunders

Correct Your Italian Blunders

Author: Marcel Danesi

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2006-10-25

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 0071472150

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Examines common errors for sentence structure, word formation, and pronunciation. With exercises and answers to help avoid them. For self-study and developing grammar, vocabulary, writing and pronunciation skills.


Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced French Grammar, Second Edition

Practice Makes Perfect: Advanced French Grammar, Second Edition

Author: Véronique Mazet

Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional

Published: 2017-08-25

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 1260011267

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Gain control over difficult areas of French grammar with this accessible guide Mastering grammar in a new language can be challenging. Practice Makes Perfect Advanced French Grammar helps you take your grammar skills to the next level. Written for advanced beginner and intermediate language learners, the book focuses on the sophisticated grammar topics that are essential to constructing longer, more complex sentences. Easy-to-absorb explanatory materials and examples are featured throughout the text. Comprehensive review exercises are included to help reinforce the topics covered and gauge your progress. You’ll develop a better understanding of the nuances of the language and quickly zero in on what holds you back from fluency. With this book to guide you, you’ll learn how to create more complex, meaningful sentences and communicate in French more effectively. Practice Makes Perfect Advanced French Grammar features: • Thorough explanations of topics that often prove difficult for English speakers learning French, including compound tenses, the subjunctive, and prepositions • New: Chapter review test to assess your understanding of the material • Practical exercises that give you the opportunity to test what you've learned • Targeted focus to help you improve your language skills in less time • A handy appendix of tables resolves troublesome grammar issues


Scientific Blunders

Scientific Blunders

Author: R. M. Youngson

Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 9780786705948

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Covers the flat earth theory, the Piltdown Man, the Tay bridge collapse, Chernobyl, cold fusion, and the Hubble space telescope mistake.


Brilliant Blunders

Brilliant Blunders

Author: Mario Livio

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-05-27

Total Pages: 352

ISBN-13: 1439192375

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"Drawing on the lives of five great scientists -- Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein -- scientist/author Mario Livio shows how even the greatest scientists made major mistakes and how science built on these errors to achieve breakthroughs, especially into the evolution of life and the universe"--


Historical Blunders

Historical Blunders

Author: Geoffrey Regan

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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Ranging from classical Greece and Rome to the Cold War era, the author takes readers on a lively tour of historical mishaps and miscalculations, from the Dutch prince who set up his own death to the Romanian dictator who made his dog a colonel in the army.


Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong

Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong

Author: Jean-Benoit Nadeau

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2003-05

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 1402230575

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"Sixty Million Frenchmen does its job marvelously well. After reading it, you may still think the French are arrogant, aloof, and high-handed, but you will know why." --Wall Street Journal


World's Dumbest Crooks

World's Dumbest Crooks

Author: Allan Zullo

Publisher:

Published: 2004-07-23

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 9780439643573

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You won't believe some of the bird-brained things people have done. This book is packed with stories that are ridiculous, outrageous--and true!