English Grammar for Students of Italian:
The Study Guide for Those Learning Italian:
3rd ed.
ISBN: 978-0-934034-40-1
Pp. 159
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You will learn: see the English Grammar for Students of Italian Table of Contents
Parts of speech — how to identify English and Italian nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions . . .
Question: Why learn parts of speech?
So you’ll choose the correct Italian equivalent
of an English word.
Example: place is mettere if it’s a verb, but luogo if it’s a noun.
Functions of words — how to identify English and Italian subjects, direct and indirect objects . . .
Question: Why learn the functions of words?
So you’ll choose the correct Italian equivalent
of an English word.
Example: him is lo if it’s a direct object, but gli if it’s an indirect object.
Grammatical terms — explanation of English and Italian tense, conjugation, gender, agreement . . .
Question: Why learn grammatical terms?
So you’ll understand these terms that play an
important role in Italian.
Example: "agreement" explains why small is piccola
if it describes a car, but piccolo if it describes a dog.
Step-by-step analysis of examples — how to get from an English structure to an equivalent Italian structure, see Chapter 34 of the O&H Italian Study Guide
Question: Why offer a step-by-step analysis of examples?
So you’ll know how to get from an English structure
to an Italian structure.
Example: Here is the book I was talking about.
Ecco il libro di cui parlavo.
(word-for-word: here is the book about which I was speaking)
"The book itself is great!
My Professoressa recommended it,
and so do I."
—B. Harris, Santa Monica, CA
Each chapter covers a grammar point
In English
- grammar explained as it relates to English, with examples
In Italian
- grammar explained as it relates to Italian
- examples with explanations of the rules applied
English Grammar for Students of Italian also offers
Correlation — Pages to be read in the English Grammar for Students of Italian before each lesson in Oggi in Italia, see Italian Correlation.
Reviews — Test your comprehension,
see Italian Review Booklet.