Complete Italian Grammar 2nd by Danesi 1259587738 9781259587726

ISBN 10: 1259587738

ISBN 13: 9781259587726

Author: Danesi

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 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 checks Supporting audio recordings, flashcards, and an auto-fill glossary online and via app With 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

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1 Nouns and titles

Common nouns

Gender patterns

Spelling adjustments in the plural

Mass nouns

Proper nouns and titles

Grammar in culture

2 More about nouns

More gender patterns

Nouns of Greek origin

Other types of nouns

Altered nouns

Compound nouns

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3 Articles

The indefinite article

The definite article

Uses of the indefinite article

Uses of the definite article

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4 Adjectives

Descriptive adjectives

Invariable adjectives

Position

Form-changing adjectives

Comparison of adjectives

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5 Pronouns

Subject pronouns

Object pronouns

Stressed pronouns

Other pronouns

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6 More pronouns

Object pronouns with compound tenses

Double pronouns

Attached pronouns

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7 Demonstratives

The demonstrative of nearness

The demonstrative of farness

Demonstrative pronouns

Indicating words and expressions

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8 Possessives

Possessive adjective forms

The third-person forms

Possessives with kinship nouns

Possessive pronouns

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9 Partitives

Partitives with count nouns

Alternative forms

Partitives with mass nouns

Partitives in the negative

Adjectives indicating quantity

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10 Present tenses

The present indicative of regular verbs

Irregular verbs in the present indicative

The present subjunctive of regular verbs

Irregular verbs in the present subjunctive

Special uses of the subjunctive

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11 Past tenses

The present perfect

Irregular past participles

The past subjunctive

The past absolute

Irregular verbs in the past absolute

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12 The imperfect and pluperfect tenses

The imperfect indicative

The imperfect subjunctive

The pluperfect tenses

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13 The progressive tenses

The gerund

The present progressive tenses

The imperfect progressive tenses

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14 The future and conditional tenses

The future

The future perfect

The conditional (present and past)

Hypothetical sentences

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15 The imperative

Regular forms of the imperative

The negative imperative

Irregular forms

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16 Reflexive verbs

Forms

Compound tenses

Imperative forms

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17 Prepositions and adverbs

Prepositional contractions

Uses of the prepositions

Adverbs of manner

Other kinds of adverbs

Comparison of adverbs

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18 Sentences

Interrogative sentences

Question words

Negative sentences

Objects

Conjunctions and relative pronouns

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19 Numbers

The cardinal numbers

Telling time

The ordinal numbers

Numerical expressions

Dates

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20 Miscellaneous topics

The verb piacere

The passive and the impersonal si

Other topics

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Irregular verb tables

Italian-English glossary

English-Italian glossary

Answer key