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English Grammar for Students of Italian

A Self-Study Grammar That Helps You Come Prepared for Class

Step-by-Step Examples

To show you how to get from an English to an Italian sentence structure.

All the Essentials

Straightforward lessons that focus on the rules and not the exceptions. Covers the English grammar taught in beginning college courses.

Study Tips

Tips to help you learn common Italian verbs and word forms, and how to remember them.

one point per chapter

Each short chapter explains one grammar rule with English and Italian examples.

In English & Italian

Grammar rules are illustrated with examples in English and Italian.

Print & Digital Formats

Available in print and digital formats from our website, and many campus bookstores.

Learn the Grammar Terms Your Textbook Assumes You Know

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What is gender, agreement and number?

Learn terms used in English and Italian grammar such as conjugation, gender, number, and agreement—they play a minor role in English, but an important role in Italian.

Step-By-Step Italian Sentence Structure

Learn how to get from an English structure to an equivalent Italian sentence structure. Our examples will take you every step of the way.

What are nouns, verbs and adjectives?

Learn what are parts of speech so you can identify English and Italian nouns, verbs, adjectives, prepositions. This will help you choose the correct Italian equivalent to the English word.

What are subjects and objects?

Learn to identify the function of words used in English and Italian grammar so you can choose the correct Italian equivalent to the English word.

Learn what are English and Italian subjects, Italian direct and indirect objects.

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