Third edition of this popular self-study guide for students of Italian. Each chapter covers a grammar point: i.e., a part of speech (noun, verb, pronoun), a word's function in a sentence (subject, direct object, indirect object), a grammatical term (tense, conjugation, gender, agreement). Each chapter is divided into two sections. 1. In English: grammar is explained as it relates to English, anticipating concepts necessary for Italian. 2. In Italian: grammar is explained as it relates to Italian, with examples and explanations of the rules applied. Points out similarities, differences, and alerts students to pitfalls. Available online: 1. Review booklet with Answer key 2. Correlation to Oggi in Italia indicating the pages to be read in preparation for each lesson. This self-study guide is part of the O&H Study Guide series for students of foreign languages. Experience has shown that students using the O&H Italian Study Guide improve their performance in Italian grammar thanks to a better understanding of English grammar.

Includes index.

What's in a word? -- What is a noun? -- What is meant by gender? -- What is meant by number? -- What is an article? -- What is the possessive? -- What is a verb? -- What is an infinitive? -- What is an auxiliary verb? -- What is a subject? -- What is a pronoun? -- What is a subject pronoun? -- What is a verb conjugation? -- What are affirmative and negative sentences? -- What are declarative and interrogative sentences? -- What is meant by mood? -- What is meant by tense? -- What is the present tense? -- What are some equivalents of "to be"? -- What are the progressive tenses? -- What is a participle? -- What is a past tense? -- What is the past perfect tense? -- What is the future tense? -- What is the future perfect tense? -- What is the imperative? -- What is the subjunctive? -- What is the conditional? -- What is a reflexive verb? -- What is meant by active and passive voice? -- What is an adjective? -- What is a descriptive adjective? -- What is an interrogative adjective? -- What is a demonstrative adjective? -- What is an adverb? -- What is a preposition? -- What is a conjunction? -- What is an object? -- What is an object pronoun? -- What is an interrogative pronoun? -- What is a demonstrative pronoun? -- What is a possessive pronoun? -- What is a relative pronoun? -- What are positive and negative indefinites?