A grammar of the Italian language

CONTENTS

Remarks on the Pronunciation - p. 1

Pronunciation of the Letters — Vowels - ib.

Pronunciation of the Consonants - p. 2

Pronunciation of the Words - p. 3

A few Reading Lessons as Exercises on the Pronunciation - p. 5

On the Composition and Construction of the Italian Language - p. 8

Lesson I. On the Articles - ib.

Exercise I.  Part I. On the Articles - p. 12

Part II. On the Union of the Articles with the Prepositions - p. 13

Lesson II. On the Noun — Gender - p. 14

Exercise II. On the Genders of Nouns - p. 16

Lesson III. On Number as applied to Nouns - p. 17

Exercise III.  Part I. On Number - p. 20

  Part II. On Number (continued) - p. 21

Lesson IV. On the Cases of Nouns — Augmentatives and Diminutives - p. 22

Exercise IV. On the Cases of Nouns — Augmentatives and Diminutives - p. 24

Lesson V. On Adjectives, and the Changes to which they are liable - p. 26

Exercise V. On Adjectives - p. 28

Lesson VI. On Adjectives (continued) — Comparatives and Superlatives - p. 30

Exercise VI. On Adjectives (continued) — Comparatives and Superlatives - p. 32

Lesson VII. On Verbs — Auxiliary Verbs - p. 34

Exercise VII. On the Auxiliary Verb To Have - p. 38

Lesson VIII. On the Auxiliary Verbs (continued) - p. 41

Exercise VIII. On the Auxiliary Verb To Be - p. 44

Lesson IX. On Verbs (continued) — Regular Verbs - p. 47

Exercise IX. On the First Regular Conjugation in are - p. 52

Lesson X. On Verbs (continued) — Regular Verbs - p. 55

Exercise X. On the Second Regular Conjugation in ere - p. 58

Lesson XI. On Verbs (continued) — Regular Verbs - p. 61

List of Verbs conjugated like Finire - p. 68

Exercise XI. On the Third Regular Conjugation in ire - p. 76

Lesson XII. On Verbs (continued) — Irregular Verbs in are - p. 78

Exercise XII. On the Irregular Verbs of the First Conjugation - p. 90

Lesson XIII. On Verbs (continued) — Irregular Verbs in ere - p. 93

  List of Irregular Verbs of the Second Conjugation in ere short - p. 98

  Ditto   ditto   in ere long - p. 107

Exercise XIII. On the Irregular Verbs of the Second Conjugation - p. 110

Lesson XIV. On Verbs (continued) — List of Irregular Verbe in ire - p. 113

Exercise XIV. On the Irregular Verbs of the Third Conjugation - p. 115

Lesson XV. On Verbs (continued) — Reflective or Reciprocal and Unipersonal Verbs - p. 118

Exercise XV. On Reflective and Unipersonal Verbs - p. 123

Lesson XVI. On Pronouns — Personal Pronouns - p. 125

Exercise XVI. On the Personal Pronouns - p. 130

Lesson XVII. On Pronouns (continued) — Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns - p. 132

Exercise XVII. On Possessive and Demonstrative Pronouns - p. 134

Lesson XVIII. On Pronouns (continued) — Relative and Interrogative Pronouns - p. 136

Exercise XVIII. On Relative and Interrogative Pronouns - p. 138

Lesson XIX. On Pronouns (continued) — Indefinite Pronouns - p. 140

  Numeral Adjectives - p. 141

Exercise XIX. On Indefinite Pronouns and Numeral Adjectives - p. 142

Lesson XX. Advers, Conjunctions, Prepositions, and Interjections - p. 145

Exercise XX. On the Study of the Italian Language - p. 147