French GCSE
Vocabulary expansion
What Vocabulary expansion means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Vocabulary expansion
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Reference: AQA
Understanding this pattern allows students to expand their vocabulary and deduce the meaning of unfamiliar nouns by recognising the root verb.
Topics that use Vocabulary expansion
- Using common patterns with French (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Abstract versus concrete nouns
- Action sequencing
- Adjectives
- Gender of nouns
- Grammatical gender patterns
- Noun formation
- Nouns
- Numbers and quantities
Using Vocabulary expansion in the exam
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