While some linguistic errors are easy to spot, others require sharper tools. Thanks to this workshop, you will learn how to take advantage of Word and Antidote software to produce polished texts. You will know how to write and revise your texts by properly by using proofreaders, dictionaries and the various Word and Antidote guides. You will also know how to use your knowledge and judgment to accept or refuse the proposed corrections in the French language.

NOTE: You must have access to Word and Antidote to participate in this workshop.

Monday, September 30, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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This workshop reviews complex sentences, as well as sentence types and forms.

• Simple and complex sentences
• Sentence types and forms

For those with a basic knowledge of modern French grammar.

NOTE: It is recommended that you have completed Grammar Review I before registering for this workshop.

Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Should we write la personne que je te parle or la personne dont je te parle? The relative clause is often a source of confusion, especially when it comes to choosing relative pronouns. This workshop will help you properly construct relative clauses and choose the appropriate relative pronoun for the context of the sentence.

NOTE: This workshop is intended for non-French speakers.

Monday, October 7, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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This workshop will introduce you to the different types of determiners and their characteristics, and help you understand the principles governing their agreement in gender and number. Through practical exercises, you'll learn how to choose the right determiner and construct the correct agreement.

NOTE: This workshop is intended for non-French speakers.

Monday, October 21, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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This workshop offers a review of the rules of particular verb/subject agreements.

At the end of this workshop, you will know how to:

• recognize words that give or receive agreements;
• make complex agreements in a noun group;
• agree the verb with its subject (special cases).

Monday, October 28, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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This workshop will help you better distinguish homophones that are often a source of errors. Through practical exercises, you will learn to spell them correctly. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to identify the class of homophone words, write and agree them correctly, and choose the correct ending for verbal homophones of -er verbs in the French language.

Tuesday, October 29, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Would you like to better understand the rules governing French past participle agreements in a fun and active way? This workshop is for you. Through practical exercises, you will learn to ask yourself the right questions and develop a grammatical analysis method that will be useful to you in other linguistic contexts.

Wednesday, October 30, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Review the structure and functioning of the verb group to avoid syntax errors. By the end of this workshop, you will be able to construct sentences in which the verb group structure is respected, as well as to identify and correct faulty constructions.

Tuesday, November 5, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Do you telephone son collègue or à son collègue? Does the director siège sur or à un comité? Are you still wondering if the preposition in your sentence is proper or if it is required? There are ways to overcome this difficulty. This workshop offers a review of the preposition use in the French language.

NOTE: This workshop is intended for non-French speakers.

Thursday, November 7, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

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Review the concepts relating to the types and forms of sentences in order to avoid construction errors. At the end of this workshop, you will be able to correctly construct interrogative, negative and imperative sentences.

NOTE: It is recommended that you have completed Correcting Your Syntax Errors I before registering for this workshop.

Tuesday, November 12, 2024, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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