Practice Makes Perfect

Italian Pronouns and Prepositions, Premium Third Edition
3. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-1-260-45347-8
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education

Buch, Englisch, 258 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

Build your Italian language skills and communicate with confidenceBased on the successful approach of the Practice Makes Perfect series, this accessible guide offers a clear and engaging presentation of all aspects of Italian pronouns and prepositions. This updated edition provides clear explanations of the usage of these two essential elements of grammar along with practical examples illustrating and clarifying each point. You’ll find a variety of exercises for plenty of practice. An answer key at the back of the book offers immediate feedback. For added practice and study on-the-go, this edition features review quizzes via the exclusive McGraw-Hill Education Language Lab app. Audio recordings of the answer key for more than 100 exercises let you check your progress and your pronunciation skills. Practice Makes Perfect: Italian Pronouns and Prepositions will help you:•Learn the subtleties of how to use pronouns and prepositions •Build your language skills using more than 120 engaging exercises •Reinforce your knowledge with everyday examples covering a wide range of topics•Study on-the-go with audio recordings and review quizzes via the McGraw-Hill Education Language Lab app •Develop better pronunciation, and more

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gobetti, Daniela

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Part I Pronouns

Unit 1 Subject Pronouns

Pronouns and Conjugations

Addressing People: Tu/Voi, Lei/Loro

Esso (It) as Subject

Placement in Negative Clauses

When to Use Subject Pronouns

Unit 2 Direct Object Pronouns

Formal and Informal Address

Placement in Negative Clauses

Placement with the Infinitive

Placement with the Imperative

Direct Object Pronouns with Compound Tenses (Tempi Composti)

Placement with Modal Auxiliaries (Verbi Servili)

Lasciare and Fare + the Infinitive

Lo (It/That)

Ci (Vi): Other Uses

Unit 3 Indirect Object Pronouns

Placement of Strong Forms in Affirmative and Negative Clauses: a me (to Me)/a voi (to You), etc.

Placement of Weak Forms in Affirmative and Negative Clauses: mi (to Me), ti (to You), gli (to Him), etc.

Placement with the Infinitive

Placement with the Imperative, Second Person Singular and Plural

Indirect Object Pronouns with Compound Tenses

Placement with Modal Auxiliaries (Verbi Servili)

Causative Verbs (Verbi Causativi): Lasciare, Fare

Indirect Object Pronouns with Piacere (to Please)

Unit 4 Double Pronouns

Placement of Double Pronouns

Double Pronouns with Compound Tenses

Placement with Modal Auxiliaries (Verbi Servili)

Causative Verbs (Verbi Causativi): Lasciare, Fare

Unit 5 Reflexive Pronouns and Si as Impersonal Pronoun

Placement with the Imperative (Second Person Singular and Plural), the Infinitive, and the Gerund

Compound Tenses

Reflexive Pronouns and Direct Objects

Doing Things for Oneself

Coordination of the Reflexive Pronoun with the Auxiliary and the Past Participle

Reciprocal Reflexive Verbs (Verbi Riflessivi Reciproci)

Reflexive Verbs and Direct Object Pronouns

Si as Impersonal Pronoun

Unit 6 The Pronoun Ne

Ne (of/by Someone/Something)

Placement of Ne

Ne (of This, of That/from This, from That)

Ne as Partitive Pronoun (Pronome Partitivo)

Ne and Gender/Number Coordination

Ne and Double Pronouns

Ne and Reflexive Pronouns

Unit 7 Pronouns as Objects of Prepositions

Placement

Unit 8 Interrogative Pronouns

Chi? (Who?/Whom?)

Chi as Subject

Chi as Direct Object

Che?/Cosa?/Che Cosa? (What?)

Qual(e)? (What?) and Quali? (Which?)

Quanto?/Quanta?/Quanti?/Quante? (How Much/How Many?)

Unit 9 Relative Pronouns

Che (Who, Whom, That, Which)

Cui (to Whom, by Whom, Through Which, etc.)

Variable and Invariable Relative Pronouns

Dove (Where) and Quando (When) as Relative Pronouns

Unit 10 Demonstrative Pronouns

Questo (This) and Quello (That)

Unit 11 Possessive Pronouns

A Friend of Mine, of Yours, etc.

Mio (My) and Il Mio (Mine)

Unit 12 Indefinite Pronouns

Double Negatives

Gender and Number

Molti (Many) and Tanti (So Many)

Indefinite Pronouns + Ne

Indefinite Pronouns + Di (Among)

Indefinite Pronouns That Refer Only to Things

Tanto. (So/As Much. ) and Quanto (So/As)

Part II Prepositions

Unit 13 The Most Commonly Used Prepositions

Other Parts of Speech That Function as Prepositions

What Is a Preposition?

Prepositional Locutions

Prepositions and Subordinate Clauses

Classification of Prepositions

Unit 14 Possession and Specification

su (on),

Über Autor(innen)

Gobetti, Daniela
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