French Language Grammar

  1. Nouns
    1. Grammatical Gender
      1. Gender System Overview
        1. Masculine vs. Feminine
          1. Arbitrary Nature of Gender
          2. Masculine Nouns
            1. Common Masculine Endings
              1. -age, -isme, -ment
                1. -eau, -eu, -ou
                2. Masculine Noun Categories
                3. Feminine Nouns
                  1. Common Feminine Endings
                    1. -tion, -sion, -té
                      1. -ure, -ance, -ence
                      2. Feminine Noun Categories
                      3. Gender Identification Strategies
                        1. Ending-Based Rules
                          1. Semantic Categories
                            1. Dictionary Usage
                            2. People and Animals
                              1. Gendered Professions
                                1. Animal Gender Patterns
                                  1. Epicene Nouns
                                  2. Irregular Gender Patterns
                                    1. Exceptions to Rules
                                      1. Memorization Strategies
                                      2. Compound Nouns
                                        1. Gender Determination Rules
                                          1. Hyphenated Compounds
                                        2. Number Formation
                                          1. Regular Plural Formation
                                            1. Adding -s
                                              1. Pronunciation Changes
                                              2. Special Plural Endings
                                                1. Nouns Ending in -al
                                                  1. Nouns Ending in -au
                                                    1. Nouns Ending in -eu
                                                      1. Nouns Ending in -ou
                                                      2. Invariable Nouns
                                                        1. Nouns Ending in -s, -x, -z
                                                          1. Foreign Borrowings
                                                          2. Irregular Plurals
                                                            1. Complete Form Changes
                                                              1. Memorization Lists
                                                              2. Collective Nouns
                                                                1. Singular Form, Plural Meaning
                                                                  1. Agreement Patterns

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