Receptive grammar recognition
What Receptive grammar recognition means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Reference: AQA
Demonstrative pronouns like 'celui' and possessive pronouns like 'le mien' are for receptive understanding and must agree in gender and number with the noun they replace.
Recognising the passive voice in the future, imperfect and perfect tenses for understanding, as shown by the (R) for receptive use.
Topics that use Receptive grammar recognition
Related terms
- Grammar and syntax
- Adjectival agreement
- Advice and recommendations
- Asking and answering questions
- Auxiliary verbs
- Avoiding repetition
- Complex sentences
- Conjunctions
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