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Principles Governing the Structure and Candidates should be able to

Topic 2 of 4 in the JAMB French syllabus.

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I. Identification of basic form classes: of written French,
(a) Nouns: simple/compound, ii. use the principles governing the structure of
(b) Pronouns: personal, impersonal, e.g., to transform one form; one class into
(c) Verbs: reflexive and non-reflexive,
(d) Adjectives: qualifying, possessive,
(e) Adverbs:
i) with-ment (e.g., lentement)
(f) Prépositions:
(g) Conjunctions:
(h) Articles:
(i) contraction e.g. à+le = au, à+les= aux
II. Assessment of vocabulary span:
(a) words in contemporary contexts
(b) faux amis (e.g.librairie/library,
III. Importance of word order in: Candidates should be able to:
(a) affirmative sentences i. identify meaning of words
(b) interrogative sentences ii. identify meaningful constructed sentences.
(c) imperative sentences
(d) passive voice formation
IV. Identification and application iii) apply communicative skills
(a) conjugation - in all tenses
(b) negation (e.g. ne…pas,
(c) agreement (e.g. les beaux arts, il
(d) pluralisation (e.g. cheval/chevaux,
(e) derivation:
V. Use of French in set Candidates should be able to:
(a) proverbs (e.g. tel père iii. make appropriate use of these special terms
(b) idioms (e.g. avoir une
(c) conventional stretches
(d) Common figures of speech eg
(e) speech acts (e.g.

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Source: official JAMB UTME French syllabus (IBASS, jamb.gov.ng). Reproduced for study use. Last checked: 17 Sept 2026.

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