Grammer

Question 1

Basic Italian sentence structure

Answer 1

Subject - Verb - Object

Question 2

Question structure in Italian

Answer 2

Subject - Verb - Object , just with an interrogative tone and a question mark.

Question 3

Negative sentence structure

Answer 3

Subject - non - Verb - Object

Question 4

Where to adjectives go?

Answer 4

Adjectives go after the noun.
Subject - adjective - verb - object
lo studente americano studia l’italiano

Question 5

When used with an adverb where to adjectives go?

Answer 5

They follow the noun.
E un vecchio albero (it is an old tree).
E un albero molto vecchio (it is a very old tree).

Question 6

Where to adverbs go?

Answer 6

After the verb.
Subject - Verb - adverb - Object
Leggo sempre il giornale (I always read the newspaper).

Question 7

How are double negatives structured?

Answer 7

Subject - Non - Verb - negative - Object
Non leggo mai il giornale (I never read the newspaper)
Non leggo piu il giornale (I no longer read the newspaper)
Non leggo quasi mai il giornale (I almost never read the newspaper)

Question 8

What is the suffix equivalent for -ly in English?

Answer 8

-mente
Normalmente non leggo il giornale (Normally I dont read the newspaper)

Question 9

Where to prepositional phrases go?

Answer 9

At the end of the sentance.
Studio l’italiano di sera (I study Italian in the evening)

Question 10

Where to personal pronouns go?

Answer 10

Before the verb.
Eva la mangia in fretta. (Eva eats it in a hurry.)
Lo studi con Olivia. (I study it with Olivia).