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Put your advanced French grammar to the test with this crossword focused on complex sentence structures. From subordinate clauses and conjunctive phrases to nominalization and syntactic inversions, this puzzle challenges your command of C1-level constructions. Can you navigate the intricacies of French syntax and complete the grid?
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 1. Verbal adjective form in French
- 7. To be able
- 8. Sometimes
- 9. Using rhetorical structures in language
- 11. Adjective linked to subject via verb
- 12. Word linking clauses or phrases
- 13. often or frequently
Down
- 2. Noun referred to by a relative pronoun
- 3. Grammatical dependency between clauses
- 4. Repetition of an element for emphasis
- 5. Always
- 6. Linking of equal grammatical elements
- 8. Next
- 10. Soon
Answers
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Across
- 1. Verbal adjective form in French → participe
- 7. To be able → pouvoir
- 8. Sometimes → parfois
- 9. Using rhetorical structures in language → rhetoriquement
- 11. Adjective linked to subject via verb → attributive
- 12. Word linking clauses or phrases → conjonction
- 13. often or frequently → souvent
Down
- 2. Noun referred to by a relative pronoun → antecedent
- 3. Grammatical dependency between clauses → subordination
- 4. Repetition of an element for emphasis → reprise
- 5. Always → toujours
- 6. Linking of equal grammatical elements → coordination
- 8. Next → prochain
- 10. Soon → bientot
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