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PMP Complete Italian All in One

Practice Makes Perfect

Marcel Danesi

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Italian
McGraw Hill
17 November 2019
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The most comprehensive way to learn Italian – with five bestselling books in one!

Drawn from five workbooks in the bestselling Practice Makes Perfect series, this powerhouse volume features all the knowledge and practice you need to master Italian. With Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Italian All-in-One, you will build your Italian vocabulary, straighten out your sentences, overcome your fear of verb tenses, master the intricacies of grammar, and much more. This value-packed workbook covers all the facets of Italian and offers thorough explanations that are reinforced by hundreds of model sentences. You will, or course, get plenty of practice, practice, practice with exercises that test all your new language skills. Whether you are learning on your own or taking a beginning Italian class, Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Italian All-in-One will help you master Italian in no time at all.

Five Practice Makes Perfect Books in One: Complete Italian Grammar; Italian Verb Tenses; Italian Conversation; Italian Sentence Builder; Italian Problem Solver

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Imprint:   McGraw Hill
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 277mm,  Width: 218mm,  Spine: 41mm
Weight:   1.039kg
ISBN:   9781260455120
ISBN 10:   1260455122
Series:   Practice Makes Perfect
Pages:   672
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface PART I: CONVERSATION Introduction to Part I Pronunciation Guide I-1 Making contact Hellos and good-byes Introductions Assistance  I-2 Numbers, time, dates  Numbers Time Dates I-3 Getting information Information Directions On the phone and mobile devices I-4 People Describing and flirting Character Family relationships I-5 Jobs and homes Jobs Job interviews Homes I-6 Daily life At the supermarket Shopping Banking I-7 Weather, seasons, and holidays Weather Seasons Holidays I-8 Traveling Trains and buses Accommodations At the airport PART II: BASIC GRAMMAR Introduction to Part II II-1 Nouns and titles Common nouns Gender patterns Spelling adjustments in the plural Mass nouns Proper nouns and titles Grammar in culture II-2 More about nouns More gender patterns Nouns of Greek origin Other types of nouns Altered nouns Compound nouns Grammar in culture II-3 Articles The indefinite article The definite article Uses of the indefinite article Uses of the definite article Grammar in culture II-4 Adjectives Descriptive adjectives Invariable adjectives Position Form-changing adjectives Comparison of adjectives Grammar in culture II-5 Pronouns Subject pronouns Object pronouns Stressed pronouns Other pronouns Grammar in culture II-6 More pronouns Object pronouns with compound tenses Double pronouns Attached pronouns Grammar in culture II-7 Demonstratives The demonstrative of nearness The demonstrative of farness Demonstrative pronouns Indicating words and expressions Grammar in culture II-8 Possessives Possessive adjective forms The third-person forms Possessives with kinship nouns Possessive pronouns Grammar in culture II-9 Partitives Partitives with count nouns Alternative forms Partitives with mass nouns Partitives in the negative Adjectives indicating quantity Grammar in culture II-10 Present tenses  The present indicative of regular verbs Irregular verbs in the present indicative The present subjunctive of regular verbs Irregular verbs in the present subjunctive Special uses of the subjunctive Grammar in culture PART III: VERB TENSES Introduction to Part III III-1 More on the Present Tense (Presente Indicativo) The progressive tense Essere (to Be) and Avere (to Have) Fare (to Do, to Make) Sapere and Conoscere (to Know) III-2 The Imperative (Imperativo) Formal Commands The Imperative with Object Pronouns and Reflexive Pronouns Additional Ways of Using the Imperative III-3 Reflexive Verbs (Verbi Riflessivi) Positioning of Reflexive Pronouns Reciprocal Reflexives Reflexive Versus Non-Reflexive III-4 The Future Tense (Futuro Semplice) The Future Tense of Essere III-5 The Present Perfect Tense (Passato Prossimo) The Present Perfect with Avere The Present Perfect with Essere III-6 The Imperfect Tense (Imperfetto) Comparison of the Present Perfect and the Imperfect III-7 The Preterite (Passato Remoto) Irregular Verbs in the Preterite The Preterite of Fare The Preterite of Essere and Avere III-8 The Past Perfect (Trapassato Prossimo), Preterite Perfect (Trapassato Remoto), and Future Perfect (Futuro Anteriore) The Past Perfect (Trapassato Prossimo) The Preterite Perfect (Trapassato Remoto) The Future Perfect (Futuro Anteriore) III-9 The Present Conditional (Condizionale Presente) III-10 The Past Conditional (Condizionale Passato) III-11 Compound Reflexive Verbs (Verbi Riflessivi Composti) III-12 The Subjunctive Mood (Modo Congiuntivo) The Present Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Presente) The Imperfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Imperfetto) The Past Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Passato) The Past Perfect Subjunctive (Congiuntivo Trapassato) III-13 The Passive Voice (Forma Passiva) Verbs Other than Essere to Express the Passive Voice Alternatives to the Passive Voice III-14 Idiomatic Expressions (Espressioni Idiomatiche) Idioms with Avere Idioms with Fare Special Constructions with Fare, Lasciare, Metterci, and Volerci Idioms with Dare III-15 Verbs and Expressions Followed by a Preposition Verbs and Expressions Followed by the Preposition a Verbs and Expressions Followed by the Preposition di Verbs Followed by the Preposition su Verbs Followed Directly by the Infinitive Impersonal Verbs PART IV: SENTENCE BUILDING Introduction to Part IV IV-1 Declarative sentences and word order Declarative sentences Word order in declarative sentences Declarative sentences with prepositional phrases Declarative sentences with adverbial phrases or adverbs Negative declarative sentences IV-2 Interrogative sentences Forming interrogative sentences Interrogative words IV-3 Questions and answers Forming questions from sentences Chi and che cosa IV-4 Imperatives -are verbs -ere verbs -ire verbs Irregular imperative forms Addressing groups Lasciare in the imperative form Negative imperatives Imperatives with object and reflexive pronouns IV-5 Coordinating conjunctions Types of conjunctions Conjunctions ma and e IV-6 Subordinating conjunctions Common subordinating conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions with indicative and subjunctive moods IV-7 Relative pronouns Che and chi Cui Il quale Quello che, ciò che, and quanto Quanto, chiunque, and dove IV-8 Present and past participles Present participles Past participles Past participles standing alone Position of pronoun with the past participle IV-9 Adjectives Attributive adjectives Predicative adjectives Position of adjectives Adjectives used as nouns Adverbial adjectives Comparative and superlative forms of adjectives IV-10 Adverbs Position of the adverb Modal adverbs Adverbs of location Adverbs of time Adverbs of quantity Adverbs of affirmation, denial, and doubt Interrogative adverbs Comparative and superlative of adverbs IV-11 Pronouns Subject pronouns Personal pronouns as direct objects Indefinite pronouns Reflexive pronouns IV-12 Infinitives Tense of the infinitive Infinitive constructions with aiutare, imparare, leggere, sentire, and vedere IV-13 Passive voice Venire with the passive voice Andare with the passive voice Si with the passive voice IV-14 Subjunctive mood Present subjunctive Past subjunctive Imperfect subjunctive Pluperfect subjunctive Uses of the subjunctive in independent clauses Uses of the subjunctive in dependent clauses Subjunctive after the conjunction se Subjunctive in relative clauses PAR T V: PROBLEM SOLVER Introduction to Part V V-1 Nouns, gender, and number Categories of masculine and feminine words Masculine and feminine suffixes Professions Number: Singular or plural V-2 Articles The indefinite article The definite article Articles and proper names V-3 Adjectives Four-form adjectives Two-form adjectives Three-form adjectives One-form, or invariable, adjectives Indefinite adjectives and pronouns Adjectives describing more than one noun The position of adjectives Possessive adjectives Comparative and superlative uses of the adjective Equal comparisons Absolute superlatives V-4 Adverbs Different types of adverbs V-5 Present and present perfect tenses Regular -are verbs Regular -ere verbs Regular -ire verbs Present tense irregular verbs Uses of the present tense (il presente) The present perfect tense (il passato prossimo) avere as an auxiliary verb Modals and auxiliaries Transitive verbs Intransitive verbs essere as an auxiliary verb Verbs that can take either essere or avere Irregular participles V-6 Imperfect and past perfect tenses The imperfect (l’imperfetto) The past perfect (il trapassato prossimo) V-7 Future and future perfect tenses Irregular verbs in the future tense (il futuro) The future perfect tense (il futuro anteriore) V-8 Present and perfect conditional tenses The present conditional (il condizionale) Irregular verbs in the conditional The perfect conditional (il condizionale passato) V-9 The subjunctive The subjunctive (il congiuntivo) with subordinate clauses Present subjunctive of irregular verbs The past subjunctive The auxiliaries avere and essere The past perfect (or pluperfect) subjunctive (il congiuntivo trapassato) V-10 The imperative V-11 Prepositions Simple prepositions Prepositions in other roles Combined prepositions (le preposizioni articolate) Prepositions and idiomatic expressions Problematic prepositions V-12 Pronouns Subject pronouns Direct-object pronouns Indirect-object pronouns Stressed pronouns (i pronomi tonici) Prepositions + di + pronouns ci ne Double-object pronouns Appendix: Irregular Verbs Italian-English Glossary English-Italian Glossary Answer Key McGraw-Hill Language Lab app: Flashcards: 215 sets Audio: Answers to 235 exercises Audio: 48 conversations

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