Denise De Rôme holds degrees from the Universities of Cambridge and Reading, UK, and has taught Italian to all levels. She has authored BBC multimedia language courses, devised and presented several series of educational radio programmes, and has contributed translations and articles on language learning to academic journals. Now a writer and translator, she was previously Principal Lecturer and Head of the Italian Department at the University of Westminster, UK.

'Soluzioni is a very well structured textbook. Covering all grammatical functions in an exhaustive manner, it is the most thorough and detailed grammar book I have ever seen in the market. The online quizzes strengthen the practice already present in the text. The answer keys are crucial and definitely a useful addition.'Anna Cellinese, Princeton University

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Nouns 2 Articles 3 Descriptive adjectives 4 Adverbs 5 Comparatives and superlatives 6 Suffixes 7 Personal pronouns 8 Possessives 9 Demonstratives 10 Interrogatives 11 Exclamations 12 Indefinites 13 Relative pronouns 14 Negatives 15 Prepositions 16 Connectives 17 Numerals and units of measurement 18 The present indicative tense 19 The future tense 20 The past indicative tenses 21 The conditional 22 The imperative 23 Non-finite verb forms 24 The subjunctive 25 Special verb constructions 26 The passive voice and related constructions 27 Causative verbs and verbs of perception 28 Verbs and prepositions 29 Elements of syntax: Italian word order Spelling and pronunciation Glossary References Index

Denise De Rôme holds degrees from the Universities of Cambridge and Reading, UK, and has taught Italian to all levels. She has authored BBC multimedia language courses, devised and presented several series of educational radio programmes, and has contributed translations and articles on language learning to academic journals. Now a writer and translator, she was previously Principal Lecturer and Head of the Italian Department at the University of Westminster, UK.

'Soluzioni is a very well structured textbook. Covering all grammatical functions in an exhaustive manner, it is the most thorough and detailed grammar book I have ever seen in the market. The online quizzes strengthen the practice already present in the text. The answer keys are crucial and definitely a useful addition.'Anna Cellinese, Princeton University

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Nouns 2 Articles 3 Descriptive adjectives 4 Adverbs 5 Comparatives and superlatives 6 Suffixes 7 Personal pronouns 8 Possessives 9 Demonstratives 10 Interrogatives 11 Exclamations 12 Indefinites 13 Relative pronouns 14 Negatives 15 Prepositions 16 Connectives 17 Numerals and units of measurement 18 The present indicative tense 19 The future tense 20 The past indicative tenses 21 The conditional 22 The imperative 23 Non-finite verb forms 24 The subjunctive 25 Special verb constructions 26 The passive voice and related constructions 27 Causative verbs and verbs of perception 28 Verbs and prepositions 29 Elements of syntax: Italian word order Spelling and pronunciation Glossary References Index

Denise De Rôme holds degrees from the Universities of Cambridge and Reading, UK, and has taught Italian to all levels. She has authored BBC multimedia language courses, devised and presented several series of educational radio programmes, and has contributed translations and articles on language learning to academic journals. Now a writer and translator, she was previously Principal Lecturer and Head of the Italian Department at the University of Westminster, UK.

'Soluzioni is a very well structured textbook. Covering all grammatical functions in an exhaustive manner, it is the most thorough and detailed grammar book I have ever seen in the market. The online quizzes strengthen the practice already present in the text. The answer keys are crucial and definitely a useful addition.'Anna Cellinese, Princeton University

• Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Nouns 2 Articles 3 Descriptive adjectives 4 Adverbs 5 Comparatives and superlatives 6 Suffixes 7 Personal pronouns 8 Possessives 9 Demonstratives 10 Interrogatives 11 Exclamations 12 Indefinites 13 Relative pronouns 14 Negatives 15 Prepositions 16 Connectives 17 Numerals and units of measurement 18 The present indicative tense 19 The future tense 20 The past indicative tenses 21 The conditional 22 The imperative 23 Non-finite verb forms 24 The subjunctive 25 Special verb constructions 26 The passive voice and related constructions 27 Causative verbs and verbs of perception 28 Verbs and prepositions 29 Elements of syntax: Italian word order Spelling and pronunciation Glossary References Index