Complete Italian Grammar Review

Name: Complete Italian Grammar Review
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ISBN: 9780764134623

ISBN-10: 0764134620

ISBN-13: 9780764134623

Edition: 3rd 2006 (Student Manual, Study Guide, etc.)

Authors: Marcel Danesi

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This title, the first in Barrons brand-new series of grammar review books, presents a complete overview of grammatical terms, parts of speech, and how they work together in the Italian language. An opening section presents the basics of Italian pronunciation, spelling, and sentence structure. Sections that follow cover all verb tenses and moods, nouns, adjectives, prepositions, and adverbs. A final multi-chapter section deals with several need-to-know subjects including the difficult Italian verb piacere, idiomatic expressions, numbers, telling time and dates, and a summary of basic conversation and writing techniques. A special feature is a series of Culture Capsules presented throughout…

Book details

List price: $18.99
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Publication date: 6/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 10.80" wide x 7.80" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 2.244
Language: English

Marcel Danesi is Professor of Semiotics and Anthropology at the University of Toronto. He has authored and co-authored many books on learning Italian and Spanish, including Learn Italian the Fast and Fun Way (Barron's).



Introduction



Reviewing and Practicing the Basics



Italian Sounds and Spelling


Vowels


Single Consonants


Double Consonants


Stress


The Alphabet and Spelling Conventions



The Italian Sentence


The Italian Sentence


Affirmative and Negative Sentences


Interrogative and Emphatic Sentences


Other Types of Sentences


Culture Capsule 1


Greeting and Being Polite



Reviewing and Practicing the Verbs



The Present Indicative


Conjugating Regular Verbs in the Present Indicative


Common Regular Verbs


Spelling Peculiarities


Main Uses


Essere and avere


Sapere and conoscere


Other Irregular Verbs



The Past Indicative


The Past Participle


The Present Perfect


The Imperfect


The Past Absolute


The Pluperfect



The Future and Conditional


The Simple Future


The Future Perfect


The Conditional


The Past Conditional



The Subjunctive


The Present


The Past


The Imperfect


The Pluperfect



Other Tenses and Forms


The Imperative


The Progressive Tenses


Reflexive Verbs


Verbs Like Dedurre and Porre


Indefinite Tenses


The Passive and Causative


Culture Capsule 2


Traditions



Reviewing and Practicing the Other Parts of Speech



Nouns


Types of Noun


Gender


Number


Other



Articles and Partitives


Articles


Demonstratives


Partitives



Adjectives and Information Words


Descriptive Adjectives


Information Words


Possessive Adjectives


Indefinite Adjectives


Comparison of Adjectives



Pronouns


Subject


Object


Reflexive


Relative


Demonstrative and Possessive


Other Pronouns



Other Parts of Speech


Adverbs


Prepositions


Other Grammatical Points


Culture Capsule 3


Cuisine



Special Topics



The Verb Piacere


Forms


Rule of Thumb


Expressing Likes and Dislikes


Similar Verbs



Idiomatic Expressions


Expressions with Avere


Expressions with Fare, Dare, and Stare


Miscellaneous Expressions



Numbers


Cardinal Numbers


Ordinal Numbers


Arithmetical Expressions



Telling Time


Hours


Minutes


Time Expressions



Dates and the Weather


Days, Months, and Seasons


Dates


The Weather



Conversation Techniques


Basic Conversation


Expressing Feelings


Speaking About Oneself



Synonyms, Antonyms, and Cognates


Synonyms


Antonyms


Cognates



Written Communication


Punctuation


Letter Writing


E-mails


Culture Capsule 4


Geography


The Most Frequently Used Words and Expressions in Italian


Verb Charts


Answers


Index