Schaum's Outline of Italian Grammar, 4th Edition (Schaum's Outlines)

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 350 exercises with answers to sharpen your Italian grammar skills. Plus, you will have access to 2.5 hours of downloadable audio files for additional practice—it's just like having your own virtual tutor! You'll find everything you need to build confidence, skills, and knowledge for the highest score possible. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. Helpful tables and illustrations increase your understanding of the subject at hand. This Schaum's Outline gives you 480 fully solved exercises Coverage of contemporary conversational Italian including expressions, slang, and idioms Support for all the major textbooks for Italian courses Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time—and get your best test scores! Schaum's Outlines—Problem Solved. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents Chapter 1 The Pronunciation of Italian The Italian Alphabet and Its Sounds Phonemes (with IPA Symbols) Sounding out the Alphabet Vowels Single and double consonants Stress (accento tonico) and accent marks Diphthongs and triphthongs Hiatus Syllabication Punctuation and Orthographic Marks Chapter 2 Nouns and Articles Nouns Nouns ending in -o and -a Plural forms Nouns ending in -e Nouns referring to human beings Nouns referring to things Feminine nouns Forming the plural Masculine nouns ending in -a Feminine nouns ending in -o Plural of nouns ending in -ca and -ga Plural of masculine nouns ending in -co and -go Plural of masculine nouns ending in -io Nouns with two plurals (feminine and masculine) and two meanings Masculine nouns with feminine plurals Plural of feminine nouns ending in -cia and -gia Plural of nouns ending in a stressed vowel Plural of monosyllabic nouns Irregular plural nouns Masculine and feminine endings of the same noun Foreign nouns Compound nouns Diminutives, augmentatives, and pejoratives The Definite Article With general and abstract nouns With titles With languages With continents, countries, islands, regions, and cities With nouns denoting family members preceded by possessive adjectives With days of the week With prepositions and contractions Articulated prepositions Feminine singular plural forms Masculine plural forms Feminine plural forms The Indefinite Article Special uses of the indefinite article The Partitive The partitive versus the definite article Exception to the rule for using the partitive After expressions of quantity with di Chapter 3 Adjectives and Adverbs Adjectives Ending in -o Adjectives Ending in -e Adjectives of Nationality Adjectives Ending in -co, -ca, -go, -ga Adjectives Ending in -cio, -cia, -gio, -gia Irregular Adjectives of Color Adjectives with Shortened Forms Bello, Grande, Santo, Buono, and Nessuno Titles Ending in -e Formation of Nouns from Adjectives Possessive Adjectives With nouns denoting family members or relatives Demonstrative Adjectives Expressions Che! and Quanto! Formation of Adverbs Chapter 4 Comparatives and Superlatives Comparatives Comparative of equality with adjectives Comparative of equality with nouns Comparative of inequality Relative Superlative of Adjectives Absolute Superlative of Adjectives and Adverbs Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives Irregular Comparatives and Superlatives of Adverbs Chapter 5 Numbers, Dates, and Time Numbers Cardinal numbers Special use of Duecento, Trecento, etc Ordinal numbers Ordinal numbers with titles Fractions Dates Days of the week Months of the year Seasons of the year Time Colloquial time Official time Chapter 6 Verbs Moods and Tenses Simple Tenses Formal versus familiar forms Subject pronouns Present Indicative Tense (Presente Indicativo) Regular first-conjugation verbs Verbs in -ciare, -glare, -chiare, -ghiare Verbs in -care and -gare Regular second-conjugation verbs Verbs ending in -cere Regular third-conjugation verbs Third-conjugation vote with -isc Irregular verbs Irregular verbs with -co Verbs with -go Verbs with -io Other verbs with a vowel change in the root Modal Verbs (Verbi Modali): Dovere, Potere, Volere Avere and Essere Special use of the Present Indicative and the Preposition da Imperfect Indicative Tense (Imperfetto Indicativo) Regular -are verbs Regular -ere verbs Regular -ire verbs Irregular verbs Trarre Essere Uses of the imperfect indicative tense Special use of the imperfect indicative with preposition da Preterite Tense (Passato Remoto) Regular -are verbs Regular -ere verbs Regular -ire verbs Irregular verbs in the preterite Avere and Essere Uses of the preterite Differences between preterite and imperfect indicative Two actions in one sentence Future Tense (Futuro) Regular -are verbs Regular -ere verbs Regular -ire verbs Irregular verbs Special uses of the future Conditional Tense (Condizionale) First-conjugation (-are) verbs Second- and third-conjugation (-ere and -ire) verbs Irregular verbs Present Perfect or Conversational Past Tense (Passato Prossimo) Regular past participles with avere Irregular past participles Passato prossimo of verbs conjugated with essere Past participles conjugated with essere Passato prossimo of modal verbs Passato prossimo of reflexive verbs Uses of the passato prossimo Differences between the passato prossimo and the imperfect indicative Uses of the present perfect (passato prossimo) and preterite (passato remoto) Pluperfect Indicative Tense (Trapassato Prossimo) Verbs using avere Verbs using essere Preterite Perfect Tense (Trapassato Remoto) Future Perfect Tense (Futuro Anteriore) Conditional Perfect Tense (Condizionale Passato) Subjunctive (Congiuntivo) Formation of the present subjunctive Regular verbs Irregular verbs Uses of the present subjunctive Present subjunctive in relative clauses Replacing the present subjunctive with an infinitive construction Present Perfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Passato) Imperfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Imperfetto) Formation of the imperfect subjunctive Uses of the imperfect subjunctive Pluperfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Trapassato) Se clauses Imperative (Imperativo) Formal commands Familiar commands First-person commands Gerund (Gerundio) Past gerund Progressive Tenses (Forma Durativa) Present progressive Imperfect progressive Future of probability Imperfect subjunctive Reflexive Verbs (Verbi Riflessivi) Compound tenses Reciprocal reflexive Reflexive versus non-reflexive Uses of the Infinitive (Infinito) The infinitive after prepositions The infinitive as a noun The infinitive as an indirect command The infinitive after lasciare, vedere, and sentire Fare in causative constructions Passive Voice (Voce Passiva) Passive voice with si Chapter 7 Negative Words and Constructions Making a Sentence Negative Common Negative Expressions Negation of Compound Tenses Negative Infinitive Construction Chapter 8 Interrogative Words and Constructions Forming Questions in Italian Interrogative Adverbs and Adverbial Expressions Interrogative Pronouns che, chi Interrogative Pronouns quale, quali Interrogative Adjectives quale (-i), quanto (-a, -i, -e) Chapter 9 Pronouns (Pronomi) Subject Pronouns Singular forms Plural forms Use of omission of subject pronouns Direct Object Pronouns: lo (l’), la (l’), li, le Formal You: La, Li, Le Special use of the pronoun lo Direct and Indirect Object Pronouns: mi, ti, ci, vi Personal direct object pronouns in emphatic position Indirect Object Pronouns: gli, le, loro Formal Indirect Object Pronouns: Le, Loro Ci as an adverb of place Special meanings with ci The Pronoun ne Double object pronouns Position of object pronouns Special verbs with indirect objects Reflexive Pronouns Disjunctive Pronouns Disjunctive pronouns after comparatives. Indefinite Adjectives and Pronouns Indefinite adjectives and pronouns in the singular Indefinite adjectives in the plural Possessive Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns Questo and quello Relative Pronouns Che Cui Il quale, la quale, i quali, le quali Chi (colui che, colei che, coloro che) Quello che, quel che, ciò che Special use of cui Ecco with Pronouns Chapter 10 Prepositions (Preposizioni) A, in, da, di Definite articles with prepositions: contractions A and di before an infinitive Verbs followed directly by an infinitive Chapter 11 Special Uses of Certain Verbs Expressions with avere Special Uses of dovere, potere, sapere, and volere Dovere Potere Sapere Volere Expressions with fare Giocare, suonare Pensare a, pensare di Servire, servirsi da, servirsi di Tornare, restituire, riportare Verb Charts Answers Glossaries: Italian-English Glossaries: English-Italian Index A B C D E F G H I L M N O P Q R S T U V W Companion Audio Recording Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time? **Fortunately, there's Schaum's. This all-in-one-package includes more than 350 exercises with answers to sharpen your Italian grammar skills. Plus, you will have access to 2.5 hours of downloadable audio files for additional practice--it's just like having your own virtual tutor! You'll find everything you need to build confidence, skills, and knowledge for the highest score possible.** More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. Helpful tables and illustrations increase your understanding of the subject at hand. **This Schaum's Outline gives you** * 480 fully solved exercises * Coverage of contemporary conversational Italian including expressions, slang, and idioms * Support for all the major textbooks for Italian courses __Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum’s to shorten your study time--and get your best test scores!__ **Schaum's Outlines―Problem Solved.** "This all-in-one-package includes more than 350 exercises with answers to sharpen your Italian grammar skills. Plus, you will have access to 2.5 hours of downloadable audio files for additional practice - it's just like having your own virtual tutor! You'll find everything you need to build confidence, skills, and knowledge for the highest score possible. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. Helpful tables and illustrations increase your understanding of the subject at hand. This Schaum's Outline gives you: 480 fully solved exercises; coverage of contemporary conversational Italian including expressions, slang, and idioms; and support for all the major textbooks for Italian courses. Fully compatible with your classroom text, Schaum's highlights all the important facts you need to know. Use Schaum's to shorten your study time - and get your best test scores! Schaum's Outlines-Problem Solved." Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. Helpful tables and illustrations increase your understanding of the subject at hand. -- From publisher's description Joseph E. Germano, Associate Professor Emeritus Of Foreign Languages, State University Of New York-college At Buffalo ; Conrad J. Schmitt, Foreign Language Consultant And Editor. Includes Index.