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GRAMMAR

OF THE

FRENCH LANGUAGE;

IN WHICH

THE PRESENT USAGE IS DISPLAYED AGREEABLY TO THE DECISIONS OF

THE FRENCH ACADEMY. BY M. DE LEVIZAC., J: PV.L.

WITH

NUMEROUS CORRECTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS,

AND WITH THE ADDITION OF

A COMPLETE TREATISE

ON THE

GENDERS OF FRENCH NOUNS.

AS ALSO WITH THE ADDITION OF

ALL THE FRENCH VERBS,

BOTH REGULAR AND IRREGULAR, CONJUGATED AFFIRMATIVELY--NEGATIVELY
-INTERROGATIVELY-AND NEGATIVELY AND INTERROGATIVELY.

BY A. BOLMAR,

PRINCIPAL OF THE WEST CHESTER ACADEMY, AND AUTHOR OF SEVERAL WORKS TO
FACILITATE THE ACQUIREMENT OF THE FRENCH LANGUAGE.

ENTERED according to the act of the Congress of the United States, A D. 1834, by ANTHONY BOLMAR, in the office of the Clerk of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

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Observation on the Pronunciation of a in mare and è in mère..

10

English Words which become French by changing their Termina-

tion....

17

List of Nouns ending with eur for the masculine, and eure for the

feminine.

32

List of Nouns ending with eur for the masculine, and rice for the

feminine

List of Nouns ending with eur for the masculine, and which forin

their feminine variously..

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38

39

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Of Numbers.....

Formation of the plural of French Substantives or Nouns

Formation of the plural of Compound Nouns

CHAPTER II.

Of the Definite Article.......

Elision of the Article.

Contraction of the Article.....

Cases in which Contraction does not take place..

General Rule of the Article.....

Of the Article in a Partitive Sense

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CHAPTER III.

Of the Adjective

Of the Formation of the Feminine of French Adjectives.

Of the Formation of the plural of the French Adjectives.

Of the Degrees of Signification of French Adjectives

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46

51

54

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Of the Superlative Relative..

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57

58

58

60

Agreement of the Adjective with the Substantive.

When the Adjective relates to two Substantives Singular of the same

Gender

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When the Adjective relates to two Substantives Singular of differ

ent Genders

Nouns and Adjectives of Number..

Observations on several Numerical Adjectives

Pronominal Adjectives relating to one Person expressed..

Pronominal Adjectives relating to many Persons expressed.

Pronominal Adjectives relating to one Person understood.

Pronominal Adjectives relating to many Persons understood

Of the Relative Pronouns

Of Pronouns Absolute..

Of Demonstrative Pronouns

Of Indefinite Pronouns

Of Indefinite Pronouns of the 1st Class.

Of Indefinite Pronouns of the 2d Class.

Of Indefinite Pronouns of the 3d Class.
Of Indefinite Pronouns of the 4th Class

CHAPTER V.

Of the Verbs

See at the end of the Verbs for a Table of the Contents of the

part containing the Verbs.

Exercises on Avoir to have Affirmatively...

Exercises on Avoir to have Negatively

Exercises on Avoir to have Interrogatively.

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77

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Exercises on the 3d Conjugation in OIR............

Exercises on the 4th Conjugation in RE..........