Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Pronouns and Prepositions

by Gobetti, Daniela

• ISBN13: 9780071453936
• ISBN10: 0071453938
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-04-21
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Master these two essential building blocks of fluency in Italian quickly and painlessly Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Pronouns and Prepositionsprovides you with clear, detailed explanations and all the practice tools needed to master these two knotty elements of Italian grammar. Using many realistic examples taken from everyday life, author Daniela Gobetti takes the mystery out of Italian pronouns and prepositions and gives you plenty of exercises to reinforce what you have learned.

Author Biography

Daniela Gobetti is the author of two other successful language titles, including Better Reading Italian (McGraw-Hill).

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
PART I Pronouns	1	(120)
Subject Pronouns	3	(12)
Pronouns and Conjugations	3	(4)
Addressing People: Tu/Voi, Lei/Loro	7	(3)
Esso (It) as Subject	10	(1)
Placement in Negative Clauses	11	(1)
When to Use Subject Pronouns	12	(3)
Direct Object Pronouns	15	(14)
Formal and Informal Address	18	(1)
Placement in Negative Clauses	19	(1)
Placement with the Infinitive	20	(1)
Placement with the Imperative	21	(1)
Direct Object Pronouns with Compound Tenses (Tempi Composti)	22	(2)
Placement with Modal Auxiliaries (Verbi Servili)	24	(2)
Lasciare and Fare + the Infinitive	26	(1)
Lo (It/That)	27	(1)
Ci (Vi): Other Uses	27	(2)
Indirect Object Pronouns	29	(12)
Placement of Strong Forms in Affirmative and Negative Clauses: a me (to Me) /a voi (to You), etc.	30	(2)
Placement of Weak Forms in Affirmative and Negative Clauses: mi (to Me), ti (to You), gli (to Him), etc.	32	(1)
Placement with the Infinitive	33	(1)
Placement with the Imperative, Second Person Singular and Plural	34	(1)
Indirect Object Pronouns with Compound Tenses	35	(1)
Placement with Modal Auxiliaries (Verbi Servili)	36	(1)
Causative Verbs (Verbi Causativi): Lasciare, Fare	37	(1)
Indirect Object Pronouns with Piacere (to Please)	38	(3)
Double Pronouns	41	(10)
Placement of Double Pronouns	42	(3)
Double Pronouns with Compound Tenses	45	(2)
Placement with Modal Auxiliaries (Verbi Servili)	47	(2)
Causative Verbs (Verbi Causativi): Lasciare, Fare	49	(2)
Reflexive Pronouns and Si as Impersonal Pronoun	51	(12)
Placement with the Imperative (Second Person Singular and Plural), the Infinitive, and the Gerund	52	(1)
Compound Tenses	53	(1)
Reflexive Pronouns and Direct Objects	54	(1)
Doing Things for Oneself	55	(1)
Coordination of the Reflexive Pronoun with the Auxiliary and the Past Participle	56	(1)
Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs (Verbi Riflessivi Reciproci)	57	(2)
Reflexive Verbs and Direct Object Pronouns	59	(1)
Si as Impersonal Pronoun	60	(3)
The Pronoun Ne	63	(10)
Ne (of/by Someone/Something)	63	(1)
Placement of Ne	64	(1)
Ne (of This, of That/from This, from That)	64	(1)
Ne as Partitive Pronoun (Pronome Partitivo)	65	(2)
Ne and Gender/Number Coordination	67	(1)
Ne and Double Pronouns	68	(1)
Ne and Reflexive Pronouns	69	(4)
Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions	73	(4)
Placement	73	(4)
Interrogative Pronouns	77	(14)
Chi? (Who?/Whom?)	77	(1)
Chi as Subject	78	(2)
Chi as Direct Object	80	(4)
Che?/Cosa?/Che Cosa? (What?)	84	(1)
Qual(e) (What?) and Quali? (Which?)	85	(2)
Quanto?/Quanta?/Quanti?/Quante? (How Much/How Many?)	87	(4)
Relative Pronouns	91	(10)
Che (Who, Whom, That, Which)	92	(1)
Cui (to Whom, by Whom, Through Which, etc.)	93	(2)
Variable and Invariable Relative Pronouns	95	(4)
Dove (Where) and Quando (When) as Relative Pronouns	99	(2)
Demonstrative Pronouns	101	(4)
Questo (This) and Quello (That)	101	(4)
Possessive Pronouns	105	(6)
A Friend of Mine, of Yours, etc.	108	(1)
Mio (My) and II Mio (Mine)	108	(3)
Indefinite Pronouns	111	(10)
Double Negatives	112	(1)
Gender and Number	112	(3)
Molti (Many) and Tanti (So Many)	115	(1)
Indefinite Pronouns + Ne	116	(1)
Indefinite Pronouns + Di (Among)	117	(1)
Indefinite Pronouns That Refer Only to Things	118	(1)
Tanto... (So/As Much... ) and Quanto (So/As)	119	(2)
PART II Prepositions	121	(66)
The Most Commonly Used Prepositions	123	(10)
Other Parts of Speech That Function as Prepositions	126	(1)
What Is a Preposition?	127	(1)
Prepositional Locations	128	(1)
Prepositions and Subordinate Clauses	129	(1)
Classification of Prepositions	130	(3)
Possession and Specification	133	(8)
su (on), circa (about), riguardo (concerning)	135	(1)
di (of), tra/fra (between/among)	136	(1)
del, dello, della, dei, degli, delle: Specification and Partitive Article	137	(1)
Specification Without di (of)	138	(1)
Verbs + di	138	(3)
Place	141	(16)
a and in	142	(2)
in (in) and su (on)	144	(1)
su (on), sopra (over/above), and sotto (under/below)	145	(1)
Place and Function: in, da, a	146	(7)
da and di (from, out of, and off)	153	(1)
Place Where, Motion Toward, and Motion From: da (from)	154	(1)
da, per, tra/fra (through, all around, and between/among)	155	(1)
Qui, Qua, Li, La (Here and There)	155	(2)
Time	157	(10)
Moments in Time: a (at) and di/in (in)	157	(2)
Expressing Time Without Prepositions	159	(1)
From the Past to the Present: da (for and since/from)	160	(1)
per (for)	161	(2)
How Long It Takes: in, tra, and entro (in, by, and within)	163	(1)
Adverbs Used as Prepositions: prima di (before) and dopo (di) (after)	164	(3)
Purpose, Company, and Agency	167	(6)
a (to) and per (for)	167	(2)
con, insieme con/a (with)	169	(1)
da (by) and the Passive Voice	170	(3)
Means, Qualities, and Causes	173	(14)
Means: con and in (with)	173	(4)
Functions and Characteristics: barche a vela and carte da gioco	177	(2)
Qualities	179	(6)
Causes: di, a, con, da, in, per (of, at, with, in, from, for)	185	(2)
Appendix 1 Tables of Pronouns	187	(2)
Appendix 2 Preposizioni semplici	189	(6)
Answer Key	195