French Grammar (Barron's Grammar Series)

If you are looking to learn the technical aspect of French, then this book is for you. I bought the Italian version and I have a better understanding of sentence structure after reading through it.

"Barron's French Grammar" is a good, quick review of French grammar, but it's not for beginners. Beginners would probably not find this book very helpful because the explanations are to brief. For example, the book only devotes one page to the subjunctive, which is useless. The subjunctive is too complicated to be explained in only one page. But this book is a good, quick reference for those who need it. For a more detailed explanation of French grammar, I recommend Side-By-Side French and English Grammar.

Here is the table of contents in this book:

1. Guide to Pronouncing French Sounds
2. Capitalization, Punctuation Marks, And Word Division
3. Articles
4. Nouns
5. Adjectives
6. Pronouns
7. Verbs
8. Adverbs
9. Prepositions-Special Uses
10. Conjunctions
11. Order of Elements in French Sentences
12. Idioms and Idiomatic Expressions
13. Dates, Days, Months, & Seasons
14. Telling Time
15. Talking about the Weather
16. Numbers
17. Synonyms
18. Antonyms
19. Cognates
20. Tricky Words
21. How to Ask a Question

Brandon Simpson

Great little pocket book to carry to French class when you need a quick guide to look something up.

This is written for adults and set out in a way so the reader can find quick and accurate answer to her questions. It's a smooth synthesis of French vocabulary and grammar; nothing inspired or creative. The book is organized just the way you would expect and is comfortable to use.