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Teach Yourself Italian Grammar

by: Proudfoot, Anna

Teach Yourself Italian Grammar

by: Proudfoot, Anna

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9780071419932
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0071419934
Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 04/22/2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
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Take the frustration out of learning new grammar The Teach Yourself Language Grammar series brings the languages of the world within the reach of any beginning student. Prepared by experts in the language, each course begins with the basics and gradually elevates the student to a level of confident communication. Enjoyable and user-friendly, the new editions and titles feature improved page designs and even clearer explanations.

Introduction	p. xi
About the author	p. xii
How to use this book	p. xiii
Functional grammar units 1-22
Asking for and giving personal information	p. 1
Say who you are / what your name is
Say where you are from / what nationality you are
Say what region or city you are from
Say what your occupation and marital status is
Ask other people for similar information
Give similar information about other people
Identifying people and things	p. 11
Ask for something
Ask or say what something is
Ask or say who someone is
Indicate or point out something or someone
Asking about availability	p. 20
Ask and say if something or someone exists
Say where something / someone is
Ask and say if something is available
Say how much there is
Talking about location	p. 27
Ask where something or someone is
Say where something or someone is
Stating choice and preference	p. 37
Ask the cost of a thing or things
Express a preference
Specify which item you want
Use numbers
Ask how much or how many
Talking about the present	p. 45
Ask or talk about the present
Ask or talk about where someone lives or works
Ask or talk about when someone does something
Talking about routine and habits	p. 53
Talk or ask about regular actions and daily routine
Talk about something one does for oneself and how
Say how and how frequently one does something
Talking about possibility and asking permission	p. 61
Ask permission to do something
Ask someone if he/she is able to do something
Say you can or can't do something
Ask if something is allowed / possible
Giving orders and instructions	p. 68
Request, order or give instructions
Read written instructions
Tell someone not to do something
Talking about possession	p. 76
Ask to whom something belongs
Say to whom something belongs
Ask what other people have / own
Talking about events and actions in the past	p. 85
Talk about events and actions in the past
Talk about events in the past relating to the present
Talk about events still going on
Describing the past	p. 97
Describe how things were in the past
Talk about events or actions which happened regularly in the past
Talk about events or actions which were in the process of taking place when an event or incident occurred
Talk about events or actions which had already taken place when an action or event occurred
Talk about events or actions which were about to take place
Talking about the future	p. 106
Talk about future plans
Express probability
Express or ask about intention(s)
Talking about wants and preferences	p. 113
Express a wish or desire for something
Express a wish or desire to do something
Express a wish for someone else to do something
Express a preference
Describing processes and procedures	p. 121
Say how something is done
Say how something ought to be done
Give instructions in impersonal form
Describe your reactions to something
Talking about likes and dislikes	p. 128
Talk about your likes and dislikes
Talk about someone else's likes and dislikes
Ask someone about their likes and dislikes
Contrast your and someone else's likes and dislikes
Asking and giving an opinion	p. 136
Express a belief or an opinion
Ask someone else's opinion
Express a rumour
Express a tentative view
Expressing obligation and need	p. 147
Express an obligation
Ask about someone else's obligations
Express one's needs
Ask about someone else's needs
Express a necessity
Say what is needed
Expressing emotions and uncertainty	p. 155
Express emotions or feelings
Express doubt and uncertainty
Express possibility and probability
Express a wish and request for others
Expressing wishes or polite requests	p. 165
Express a wish for yourself
Express a wish involving someone else
Make a polite request
Allow someone to do something
Get someone to do something
Order, suggest, invite, encourage someone to do something
Expressing regrets	p. 175
Express regrets
Say you are sorry
Talk about an action which would have taken place (if ...)
Express hearsay
Express reported speech
Expressing conditions	p. 182
Express a condition that can be met
Express a condition unlikely to be met
Express a condition that can no longer be met
Taking it further	p. 191
Key to the exercises	p. 195
Grammar appendix	p. 208
Nouns with irregular plurals	p. 208
Invariable plural forms
Irregular and other plural forms
Adjectives extra	p. 210
Comparison	p. 212
Comparative adjectives
Relationship of equality: adjectives
Superlative adjectives
Comparative adverbs
Relationship of equality: adverbs
Superlative adverbs
Pronouns	p. 216
Indirect object pronouns
Combined object pronouns
Position of pronouns
Ci
Ne
Direct object pronouns with passato prossimo
Indefinites	p. 221
Alcun, ogni, ognuno, ciascuno, tale, altro
Qualunque, qualsiasi, chiunque
Quantity	p. 223
Relative pronouns	p. 224
Prepositions	p. 226
Negatives	p. 230
Question words	p. 232
Used in direct and indirect questions
Used in exclamations
Conjunctions	p. 233
Coordinating conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions
Linking parts of sentences	p. 235
Gerund, infinitive or past infinitive?
Connecting verb and infinitive: introduction
Verbs linked directly to the infinitive
Verbs linked by di
Verbs linked by a
Verbs involving more than one person
Far fare, lasciar fare (getting something done)
Verbs extra	p. 239
Passato remoto
Verbs and verb links
Common irregular verbs
Glossary of grammatical terms	p. 249
Index	p. 256
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