Learning French Grammar
Posted by Anisma on August 20th, 2008Grammar is a tricky area and its underlying concept and rules keeps changing from one language to the other. Without grammar, we cannot frame even one single sentence correctly and unless we are able to frame a sentence, there is no way we can express ourselves. If you are planning to learn French, then irrespective of how you manage to learn French, you would need to lay great emphasis on learning the ins and outs of French grammar because it helps to strengthen the foundation of your French knowledge.
French grammar is relatively easy to learn although many feel that learning French grammar is the most arduous task on earth. Especially, if you use a specialist French learning course such as Rocket French, then you will take relatively very less time to learn and master French grammar because this course teaches you the different parts of speech in an extremely well-structured and systematic manner which maker learning and application of what we have learnt very easy. You can even check out the net for Rocket French reviews and note how appreciative and satisfied the customers are with the effectiveness of the course.
Alternatively, you can make use of French workbooks, French tutors, audio and Video CDs, online French tutorials or any other modes of learning French grammar. The best way though, is to hear native French people converse in French and note the usage of various parts of speech with respect to the context. Interaction with native French speakers will help you understand the rules of grammar better and promote better learning.
French grammar involves more or less the same parts of speech as in English - nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, articles, verbs (auxiliary, compound), tenses, active and passive voice, conjunction, gerund, interjection, intonation, prepositions, etc. It is better to use a multi-sensorial approach to learning French grammar, which means that it is better to read, write as well as to repeat grammatical exercises verbally in order to perfect French grammar in the shortest possible time. Using a multi-sensorial approach will also help in emphasizing how the rules of grammar apply and change for the same sentence under different contexts.
One very typical aspect of French grammar is that each noun and verb is allotted either a masculine or a feminine form, depending on the context and the situation. Also, there is often very subtle but significant difference in the usage of French words when we shift from singular to plural forms.