1. Verbs: Fast Facts Verbi: Fatti Lampo 1

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3. Index Unit Goals Lezione Uno: Conjugation Lezione Due: Number Lezione Tre: Person Lezione Quattro: Putting it all together Vocabolario Internetography 3

4. Unit Goals At the end of this unit the learner will be able to: 1.Define conjugation: 1.Formal definition 2.Informal definition 1.Provide an example of an Italian conjugation 2.Define the term number 1.Provide two examples of number 3.Define the term person 1.Provide two attributes of the term person 4.Determine the number and person of the verb in English. 4 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

5. Proseguiamo? Possiamo proseguire? 5 SìSìSìSì SìSìSìSì No

6. Lezione Uno First Lesson: Conjugation 6 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

7. Coniugazione Conjugation 7 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

8. Lesson Goals At the end of this lesson the learner will be able to: 1.Explain the term conjugation 1.Formally 2.Informally 8 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

9. Conjugations: Formally Speaking formal A conjugation in formal terms expresses to the listener/reader the 1.Qualifier of the verb: 1.To which category the verb pertains. 2.The tense in which the verb is found: 1.Past 2.Present 3.Future 3.The number of the subject: 1.Singular 2.Plural 4.The voice of the verb 1.First 2.Second 3.Third 9 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

10. Conjugations: Informally Speaking For the purposes of this course, the conjugation will tell the reader/listener: 1.To which of the three verb classifications the verb pertains: 1.-are verbs 2.-ere verbs 3.-ire verbs 10 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

11. Proseguiamo? Possiamo proseguire? 11 SìSìSìSì SìSìSìSì No Le montagne della Val d’Aosta

12. Alcune Domande 1.Can you define both formally and informally the term conjugation? 12

13. Alcune Risposte A conjugation in formal terms expresses to the listener/reader the: 1.Classification of the verb: 1.Which category the verb pertains 1.Which category the verb pertains. tense 2.The tense in which the verb is found: 1.Past 2.Present 3.Future number 3.The number of the subject: 1.Singular 2.Plural voice 4.The voice of the verb 1.First 2.Second 3.Third For the purposes of this course, the conjugation will tell the reader/listener: 1.To which of the three verb classifications the verb pertains 1.To which of the three verb classifications the verb pertains: 1.-are verbs 2.-ere verbs 3.-ire verbs 13

14. Proseguiamo? Possiamo proseguire? 14 SìSìSìSì SìSìSìSì No La chiesa di San Nicola

15. Lezione Due Second Lesson: Number 15 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

16. Numero Number 16 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

17. Number number In grammar speak, the term number refers to: 1.Singular 2.Plural For example: They see the car. 17 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed To determine the number of the verb, the reader/listener needs to look to the subject of the sentence or clause. Subject: Plural Since the subject is plural the verb will also be plural. Verb matches its subject in both number and voice NOTA BENE: Verb matches its subject in both number and voice.

18. Proseguiamo? Possiamo proseguire? 18 SìSìSìSì SìSìSìSì No L’alpinismo nella Val d’Aosta

19. Alcune Domande 1. How can the singularity or plurality of the be determined? Try a few on your own: 1.John sees the cars. 2.We played hockey in high school. 3.Our sisters will arrive late. 19

20. Alcune Domande 1.How can the singularity or plurality of the be determined? 1.Look to the subject of the verb: 1.If the subject is singular then the verb is singular 2.If the subject is plural then the verb is plural Try a few on your own: 1.John sees the cars. 1.John = subject / subject = singular / verb = singular 2.We played hockey in high school. 1.We = subject / subject = plural / verb = plural 3.Our sisters will arrive late. 1.Our sisters = subject / subject = plural / verb = plural 20

21. Proseguiamo? Possiamo proseguire? 21 SìSìSìSì SìSìSìSì No Il Castello Gamba

22. Lezione Tre Third Lesson: Person 22 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

23. Persona Person 23 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

24. Lesson Goal At the end of this unit the learner will be able to: person 1.Define the the person of the verb. 24 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

25. Person 25 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed person In grammar speak, the term person refers to the voice of the narrative. 1.First 2.Second 3.Third For example: They see the car. To determine the person of the verb, the reader/listener needs to look to the subject of the sentence or clause. Subject: Third person – hence, third person form. Since the subject is a third person the verb will also be a third person. The verb matches its subject in both number and voice Remember: The verb matches its subject in both number and voice.

26. Proseguiamo? Possiamo proseguire? 26 SìSìSìSì SìSìSìSì No Uno stambecco nel parco nazionale del Gran Paradiso

27. Alcune Domande person 1.How does the reader/listener determine the person of the verb? 27

28. Alcune Risposte person 1.How does the reader/listener determine the person of the verb? 1.Look to the subject 1.Look to the subject: 1.If the subject is first person then the verb will be first person. 2.If the subject is second person then the verb will be first second. 3.If the subject is third person then the verb will be first third 28

29. Proseguiamo? Possiamo proseguire? 29 SìSìSìSì SìSìSìSì No Le bellezze naturali del parco nazionale del Gran Paradiso

30. Lezione Quattro Fourth Lesson: Putting it all together 30 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

31. Mettendo tutto assieme Putting it all together 31 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

32. Lesson Goals By the end of this lesson the learner will be able to: 1.Determine the number of the subject 2.Determine the person of the subject 3.Determine the number of the verb 4.Determine the person of the verb 32 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

33. Analytical Thinking: Number and Person As the learner may have surmised, the subject of the sentence or clause plays an important role in determining the number and the person of the verb. For example: The drivers raced by quickly. Subject = Plural, third person / Verb = Plural, third person. Ergo: The number & person of the subject is the same as that of the verb! 33 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

34. Proseguiamo? Possiamo proseguire? 34 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed SìSìSìSì SìSìSìSì No Il Museo delle Alpi

35. Alcune Domande Can you determine the subject, the number & the person? 1.They finished their work early. 2.I will buy a new car next year. 3.We are writing a book about poetry. 4.He left New York at an ten years old. 35

36. Alcune Risposte 36 Can you determine the subject, the number & the person? 1.They finished their work early. 1.Subject = They / Subject = plural, third person / verb = plural, third person 2.I will buy a new car next year. 1.Subject = I / Subject = singular, first person / verb = singular, first person 3.We are writing a book about poetry. 1.Subject = We / Subject = plural, first person / verb = first third person 4.He left New York at an ten years old. 1.Subject = He / Subject = singular, third person / verb = singular, third person

37. Proseguiamo? Possiamo proseguire? 37 SìSìSìSì SìSìSìSì No Artigianato della Val d’Aosta: I sabot - zoccoli di legno

38. Vocabolario Vocabulary 38 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

39. Vocabolario 1.The conjugation of a verb 2.Indicative Mode 3.Number 4.Tense 5.Verb Mode 6.Verb Mood 7.Voice 1.Alpinismo = Mountaineering 2.L’artiginato = Artisanship 3.La bellezza = Beautiful 4.La chiesa = Church 5.Ergo = Therefore (Latin) 6.La gamba = Leg 7.I sabot = Dialect for clogs 8.Lo stambecco = Ram 9.Gli zoccoli = Clogs 39 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

40. Internetography 40 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

41. Internetography Fisco Oggi Il Ministro degli Affari Esteri Visit Italy Alberto de Giuli Nano Press Flicker Odyssee Montagne CRISM I sabot Guida Acquisti Mete Gustose News Italia Viaggi The links are to the pages from where the pictures were taken. Most of the pages provide additional insight into the wonderful region of Val d’Aosta. 41 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed

42. Congratulations, you have reached the end of the unit. 42 Previous Viewed Previous Viewed End