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Put your French grammar skills to the ultimate test with this challenging crossword focused on advanced subordinate clauses. From concessive and hypothetical constructions to complex conjunctional phrases requiring the subjunctive, this puzzle will sharpen your command of sophisticated sentence structures essential for C1-level fluency.
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 7. Four
- 8. Linking clauses of equal grammatical rank
- 11. Clause within a complex sentence
- 13. A complete grammatical sentence
- 14. To take
- 15. Again, still
Down
- 1. Nesting of clauses within clauses
- 2. Grammatical requirement of a governing word
- 3. Clause using a participle form
- 4. Placing clauses side by side without connectors
- 5. Grammatical dependency between clauses
- 6. To stay
- 9. Rules governing sentence structure
- 10. Next
- 12. Each, every
Answers
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Across
- 7. Four → quatre
- 8. Linking clauses of equal grammatical rank → coordination
- 11. Clause within a complex sentence → proposition
- 13. A complete grammatical sentence → phrase
- 14. To take → prendre
- 15. Again, still → encore
Down
- 1. Nesting of clauses within clauses → imbrication
- 2. Grammatical requirement of a governing word → rection
- 3. Clause using a participle form → participiale
- 4. Placing clauses side by side without connectors → juxtaposition
- 5. Grammatical dependency between clauses → subordination
- 6. To stay → rester
- 9. Rules governing sentence structure → syntaxe
- 10. Next → prochain
- 12. Each, every → chaque
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