Complete Italian Grammar
Build up your Italian grammar skills and communicate with ease\ The only way to boost your confidence in a second language is to practice, practice, practice. From the present tense of regular verbs to direct object pronouns, this comprehensive guide and workbook covers all aspects of Italian grammar that you need to master.\ Focusing on the practical aspects of Italian as it's really spoken, each unit of Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Italian Grammar features clear explanations, numerous...
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Build up your Italian grammar skills and communicate with easeThe only way to boost your confidence in a second language is to practice, practice, practice. From the present tense of regular verbs to direct object pronouns, this comprehensive guide and workbook covers all aspects of Italian grammar that you need to master.Focusing on the practical aspects of Italian as it's really spoken, each unit of Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Italian Grammar features clear explanations, numerous realistic examples, and lots of engaging exercises.Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Italian Grammar makes mastering grammar easy with:Clear, down-to-earth, easy-to-follow explanations that make even the most complex principles easy to understand Example sentences that illustrate and clarify each grammatical point Dozens of exercises in formats suited to every learning style Practical and high-frequency vocabulary used throughout A detailed answer key for quick, easy progress checksWith help from this book, you can effortlessly use:Possessive adjectives • Relative pronouns • Gerunds • Expressions of time • The passive and the impersonal Si • The subjunctive mood • Question words
Preface Acknowledgments1. Nouns and titles Common nouns Gender patterns Spelling adjustments in the plural Mass nouns Proper noum=ns and titles2. More about nouns More gender patterns Nouns of Greek orgin Other types of nouns Altered nouns Compound nouns3. Articles The indefinite article The definite article Uses of the definite article4. Adjectives Descriptive adjectives Invariable adjectives Position Form-changing adjectives Comparison of adjectives5. Pronouns Subject pronouns Object pronouns Stressed pronouns Other pronouns6. More pronouns Object pronouns with compound tenses Double pronouns Attached pronouns7. Demostrative The demostrative of nearness The dmonstrative of farness Demonstrative pronouns Indicating words and expressions8. Possessives Possessive adjective forms The third -person forms Possessives with kinship nouns Possessive pronouns9. Partitives Partitives with count nouns Alternative forms Partitives with mass nouns Adjectives indicating quantity10. Present tenses The present indicative of regular verbs Irregualar verbs in the present indicative The present subjunctive of regular verbs Irregular verbs in the present subjunctive Special uses of the subjunctive11. Past tenses The present perfect Irregular past participles The past subjunctive The past absolute Irregular verbs in the past absolute12. The imperfect and pluperfect tenses The imperfect indicative The imperfect subjunctive The pluperfect tenses13. The progressive tenses The gerund The present progressive tenses The imperfect progressive tenses14. The future and conditional tenses The future the future perfect The conditional (present and past) Hypothetical sentences15. The imperative Regular forms of the imperative The negative imperative Irregular forms16. Reflexive verbs Forms Compound tenses Imperative forms17. Prepositions and adverbs Preopsitional contractions Uses of the prepositions Adverbs of manner Other kinds of adverbs18. Sentences Interrogative sentences Question words Negative sentences Objects Conjunctions and relative pronouns The ordinal numbers Numerical expressions Dates20. Miscellaneous topics The verb piacere The passive and the impersonal si Other topicsIrregular verb tables Italian - English glossary English - Italian glossary Answer keyMarcel Danesi teaches Italian at the University of Toronto.
