{"product_id":"9781524629243","title":"French for Success: Progressive French Grammar. Book 1 (Beginners Level)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFRENCH FOR SUCCESS is conceived to facilitate rapid mastery of rules governing French grammar. It is the fruit of reflections on simple, but reliable methods that will enable the non-Francophone to acquire a mindset similar to that of the Francophone. To do that, we strive to simplify the conjugation of verbs, which is what makes the French language appear to be difficult. Accordingly, verbs are placed into categories, instead of groups, depending on their patterns of conjugation. Each category has a conjugation formula. A category is a group of verbs that share similar conjugation patterns in all tenses. While, traditionally, the radical of a verb is repeated six times in a conjugation, the concept exposed in these manuals seeks to use a radical once (unless it is impossible to do so, as in irregular verbs), and replace it with other radicals of the same category. As you will discover, verbs in the same categories share the same six endings which remain unchanged. Examples of radicals are: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eaim\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- from \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eaimer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eparl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- from \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eparler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, écout- from écouter or \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003edonn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e- from \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003edonner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe groupings and their distinctive features are explained. Understanding that conjugation is just a matter of arrangement of verb endings, and knowing which verbs that belong together makes learning French much easier. Category A comprises over 4000 verbs, and one can learn their conjugation in less than 10 minutes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe curious might wonder why we prefer categories to groups. Currently, there are three main groups – namely the first group which comprises verbs ending in \u003cb\u003eer\u003c\/b\u003e; the second group which is composed of verbs ending in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eir\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; and the third group composed of verbs ending in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ere\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. The first group alone (the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e-group) comprises about 13 different groups of verbs, the radicals of which cannot mutually replace one another. We reduce them to 8. For instance, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003edonn-, aim-, parl- and\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e écout- can replace one another but cannot replace céd-or cèd- from céder; or \u003cb\u003ejett and jet\u003c\/b\u003e- from \u003cb\u003ejeter\u003c\/b\u003e, etc, although they all end in \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and belong to the first group.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn the second group, while \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003efini- (finir), agi- (agir),\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebéni- (bénir)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e are mutually replaceable, they cannot replace \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003esor-(sortir), par-(partir), men-(mentir)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; cour-(courir), secour- (secourir); or \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003evien- and ven-(venir)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. We think that placing in the same group verbs whose patterns of conjugation have nothing to do with one another can lead to confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSimilarly, in group 3, which comprises verbs ending in re, while \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eattendre, vendre, rendre, perdre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e can replace one another in a conjugation, they cannot replace \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eprendre, comprendre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e; and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003emoudre, dissoudre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ecoudre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e do not even share common patterns of conjugation.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThemes are selected to facilitate visual recognition. Where possible, nouns, adjectives and adverbs are grouped in a manner that help the learner distinguish the gender and number, or show them how those parts of speech are formed.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe manuals are divided into four volumes for the progressive acquisition of the rules of French Grammar. While Book 1 introduces such basics as articles \/gender (masculine\/feminine), and nouns, prepositions, numbers, professions, book 2 seeks to consolidate the knowledge acquired earlier. Other tenses are examined in greater details.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eProgressively, the users build their confidence as they learn to construct correct sentences.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AuthorHouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144533098736,"sku":"9781524629243","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781524629243_p0.jpg?v=1763730169","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781524629243","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}