Test 3 Grammar

Question 1

noon

Answer 1

mezzogiorno

Question 2

midnight

Answer 2

mezzanotte

Question 3

Which verb do you use with midnight, noon and one?

Answer 3

è

Question 4

What do you need to use with 1pm/am?

Answer 4

the definite article

l’una

Question 5

How do you express all other times besides midnight, noon and one?

Answer 5

sono le …

Question 6

How do you say “a quarter to” an hour?

Answer 6

the hour “meno un quarto”

Question 7

How do you say the half hour?

Answer 7

mezzo / mezza

Question 8

to want

Answer 8

volere

Question 9

to have to

Answer 9

dovere

Question 10

to be able to

Answer 10

potere

Question 11

volere conjugation

Answer 11

voglio
vuoi
vuole
vogliamo
volete
vogliono

Question 12

dovere conjugation

Answer 12

devo
devi
deve
dobbiamo
dovete
devono

Question 13

potere conjugation

Answer 13

posso
puoi
può
possiamo 
potete
possono

Question 14

If you see the indefinite article “ un’ “ does that indicate masculine or feminine?

Answer 14

feminine

Question 15

Do indefinite articles change when plural or singular?

Answer 15

No

Question 16

What are the masculine singular articles?

Answer 16

il - normal
lo- s+cons, ps, gn, y and z
l’ - vowels

Question 17

What are the masculine plural definite articles?

Answer 17

i - normal

gli - vowels, s+cons, ps, gn, y and z

Question 18

Which type of nouns do not change when plural?

Answer 18

• nouns that end in a consonant
• nouns that end with a graphic accent on last letter
• nouns that are foreign words

Question 19

What do you need to be careful of when changing to plural?

Answer 19

Need to keep hard sounds hard when plural

Ex: albergo becomes alberghi

Question 20

When do you use “a” in general?

Answer 20

When you are going somewhere

Ex: vado al ristorante

Question 21

What preposition do you use before indefinite articles (like un or una)?

Answer 21

in

Question 22

What places do you always use “in” with instead of “a”?

Answer 22

biblioteca, chiesa, centro, farmacia, pizzeria and ufficio

Question 23

When do you use “a” for travel?

Answer 23

Use “a” for “a piedi”

Question 24

When do you use “per”?

Answer 24

Only after partire

Question 25

What is always the plural form of nouns that end in -e?

Answer 25

-i

Question 26

What preposition do you use for "I am in school currently"?

Answer 26

sono a scuola

Question 27

Which preposition do you use for where you currently are?

Answer 27

a

Question 28

What phrase do you use to give time?

Answer 28

"Sono le"

Question 29

15 minutes

Answer 29

un quarto

Question 30

30 minutes

Answer 30

e mezza

Question 31

45 minutes

Answer 31

X meno un quarto

Question 32

What does tante/tanti mean?

Answer 32

means many or a lot you can replace "un" or "una" with these when converting to plural

Question 33

What is the plural version of trattoria?

Answer 33

trattorie

Question 34

What is the plural version of edificio?

Answer 34

edifici

Question 35

What is the plural version of economico?

Answer 35

economichi

Question 36

Does molto change when converting to plural?

Answer 36

No if it is describing a verb (acting as an adverb)

Question 37

How do you say you have to leave by a certain time?

Answer 37

Entro le ...

Question 38

with or without

Answer 38

con o senza

Question 39

do you still have?

Answer 39

avete ancora...?

Question 40

How much?

Answer 40

quanto viene

Question 41

to send

Answer 41

mandare

Question 42

also

Answer 42

anche

Question 43

many greetings

Answer 43

tanti cari saluti

Question 44

Words that end in a consonant are ...

Answer 44

masculine

Question 45

di meaning

Answer 45

of / by

Question 46

a meaning

Answer 46

to / at

Question 47

da meaning

Answer 47

from / done by someone

Question 48

in meaning

Answer 48

into, inside, in

Question 49

su meaning

Answer 49

on / onto

Question 50

When do you need a definite article?

Answer 50

When a place is specified Ex: nella biblioteca dell'Emory in biblioteca

Question 51

When do you often use "da" ?

Answer 51

Often for the passive voice or to say how far two places are from each other

Question 52

When talking about a period of time which compound preposition do you use?

Answer 52

in + preposition ex: nel tempo libero, nei tre giorno

Question 53

When do you use bene / male?

Answer 53

When talking about a verb or a state of being

Question 54

When do you use buona / cattiva?

Answer 54

When describing a noun

Question 55

Do male and bene change endings?

Answer 55

No, since they are not describing a noun, they do not need to change endings

Question 56

Do buono and cattivo change endings?

Answer 56

Yes, they are adjectives and must match the ending of the noun they describe Change them when changing from singular to plural

Question 57

What words do you use with "mi sento"?

Answer 57

Since mi sento means "I feel," you use bene and male to describe a state of being

Question 58

When do you use c'è and ci sono?

Answer 58

When putting emphasis on a place and listing the place first ex: in la stanza ci sono venti studenti

Question 59

What compound preposition do you normally use before una?

Answer 59

all'

Question 60

What compound preposition do you use before mezzogiorno and mezzanotte?

Answer 60

a

Question 61

What compound preposition do you use before most times?

Answer 61

alle

Question 62

When do you need to use apostrophes in compound propositions?

Answer 62

before masculine or feminine singular nouns that start with a vowel

Question 63

What do you need to remember about "hotel" ?

Answer 63

Since the "h" is silent, it acts as if it starts with a vowel

Question 64

Is mare masculine or feminine?

Answer 64

masculine

Question 65

Is cinema masculine or feminine?

Answer 65

masculine ex: vado al cinema

Question 66

What preposition do you use after "vicino" ?

Answer 66

a

Question 67

What does lontano mean? What preposition often comes after it?

Answer 67

far often use "da" after

Question 68

In general when do you use è and sono?

Answer 68

When not emphasizing the place and the location comes after the noun ex: Venti studenti sono nella stanza

Question 69

When you are questioning where a specific place is what do you use?

Answer 69

è / sono if listing the place first

Question 70

When you are questioning if there is something general in a place what verb do you use?

Answer 70

c'è and ci sono often list the place in question after the verb

Question 71

Does molto reveal gender of the noun?

Answer 71

often not! "molto" can be used for a feminine object

Question 72

If an object has "un'" what does this indicate?

Answer 72

the object is feminine! Una was changed to un'