apply understanding of grammatical structures and expressions to compose and respond to texts (AC9LIT8U02)
using affixes for emphasis such as suffixes –ino/a, -issimo/a, -etto/a, -astro/a, for example, grande-grandissimo, piccolo-piccolino, casa-casetta, figlio-figliastro and figlia-figliastra, and prefixes such as pro- and bis-, for example, prozio and bisnonno
understanding that some prepositions such as a, di, da, in, su combine with the article, for example, a+il=al, di+la=della, da+l’=dall’, in+lo=nello, su+i=sui and some prepositions such as tra, per do not combine
using a range of adverbs to qualify verbs, for example, proprio, troppo, abbastanza, specialmente, spesso, nemmeno, purtroppo, non … né … né …
using more complex negative constructions including the double negative, for example, Non vado mai in centro. Non c’è niente/nessuno
recognising and using the imperfect tense in modelled structures, for example, mi ricordo quando ero piccolo(a) …; Avevo 13 anni quando …
recognising and understanding the use of the impersonal si, Si parla italiano in questa farmacia.
Irregular verbs, Modal verbs, Reflexive verbs, Grammar, Italian language
