French GCSE
Fixed grammatical patterns
What Fixed grammatical patterns means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Fixed grammatical patterns
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Reference: AQA
Singular-only impersonal expressions are learned as fixed forms, and a plural ending should not be added to them.
Topics that use Fixed grammatical patterns
Related terms
- Adjective agreement
- Articles and determiners
- Consonant substitutions
- Definite articles
- Grammatical markers
- Impersonal expressions
- Listening comprehension strategies
- Phonetics and pronunciation
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