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This section contains an exhaustive description of French grammar, aimed at advanced college or university learners, or teachers and other language professionals.

33 Relative pronouns (1) view unit

1 Definitions • 2 How relative pronouns work • 3 Restrictive and non-restrictive relative clauses • 4 Difficulties in finding the right relative pronoun • 5 Qui • 6 Que • 7 After prepositions except de

34 Relative pronouns (2) view unit

1 Dont • 2 De qui / duquel • 3 Où • 4 Agreement • 5 Ce + relative pronoun

35 Using indefinites (1) - French view unit

1 Definitions • 2 Autre - other • 3 Tel - such • 4 Plusieurs - several • 5 Différent - different / various • 6 Chaque, chacun(e) - each / every, each / every one • 7 Tout

36 Using indefinites (2) - some, any view unit

1 Expressing some • 2 Expressing someone, somebody • 3 Expressing something • 4 Expressing somewhere • 5 Expressing sometimes and sometime • 6 Expressing somehow • 7 Expressing any • 8 Expressing anyone, anybody • 9 Expressing anything • 10 Expressing anywhere

37 Adverbs and adverbial phrases view unit

1 Definitions • 2 Function of adverbs and adverbial phrases • 3 Adverbs formed using –ment • 4 Adjectives used as adverbs • 5 Other ways of forming adverbial expressions • 6 Position of adverbs • 7 Miscellaneous translation problems

38 Prepositions (1) view unit

1 Introduction • 2 Expressing to • 3 Expressing for • 4 Expressing at • 5 Expressing of • 6 Expressing from • 7 Expressing on

39 Prepositions (2) view unit

1 Expressing in • 2 Expressing by • 3 Expressing with • 4 Expressing out of • 5 No preposition in English

40 Negating view unit

1 Negating nouns, phrases • 2 Negating verbs • 3 Position of negative adverbs • 4 Negative adverbs as subject of sentence • 5 Articles after negatives • 6 Ne ... que • 7 The expletive ne