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AC9LIT8U02
Understanding systems of language
apply understanding of grammatical structures and expressions to compose and respond to texts
Elaborations
- AC9LIT8U02_E1<p>using affixes for emphasis such as suffixes <em>–ino/a, -issimo/a, -etto/a, -astro/a</em>, for example, <em>grande-grandissimo, piccolo-piccolino, casa-casetta, figlio-figliastro</em> and <em>figlia-figliastra</em>, and prefixes such as <em>pro-</em> and <em>bis-</em>, for example, <em>prozio</em> and <em>bisnonno</em></p>
- AC9LIT8U02_E2extending knowledge of noun+adjective word order and rationale for different order
- AC9LIT8U02_E3using direct object pronouns with the present tense
- AC9LIT8U02_E4<p>understanding that some prepositions such as <em>a, di, da, in, su</em> combine with the article, for example, <em>a+il=al, di+la=della, da+l’=dall’, in+lo=nello, su+i=sui</em> and some prepositions such as <em>tra, per</em> do not combine</p>
- AC9LIT8U02_E5<p>using a range of adverbs to qualify verbs, for example, <em>proprio, troppo, abbastanza, specialmente, spesso, nemmeno, purtroppo, non … né … né …</em></p>
- AC9LIT8U02_E6<p>using more complex negative constructions including the double negative, for example, <em>Non vado mai in centro. Non c’è niente/nessuno</em></p>
- AC9LIT8U02_E7consolidating conjugation skills of regular verbs in the present tense, present perfect tense and of high-frequency reflexive verbs and irregular verbs to express action in time
- AC9LIT8U02_E8<p>recognising and using the imperfect tense in modelled structures, for example, <em>mi ricordo quando ero piccolo(a) …; Avevo 13 anni quando …</em></p>
- AC9LIT8U02_E9<p>recognising and understanding the use of the impersonal <em>si, Si parla italiano in questa farmacia.</em></p>
- AC9LIT8U02_E10understanding how to use modal verb forms to express possibility, obligation, ability, likelihood and permission
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