Errori comuni
Directed Writing
 There are a number of errors which
students make time and again in the
Directed Writing section of the exam.
 WATCH OUT for the following areas …
viaggiare
Two areas of difficulty occur with this verb:
 spelling (often with only one -g- like in
the French voyager)
 use of perfect vs imperfect
alloggiare
Two areas of difficulty occur with this verb:
 spelling (often with only one -l- or -g-)
 the correct meaning (often confused
with restare)
fare amicizia con
 This is the only correct way of saying
to make friends in Italian.
 fare amici is NOT correct.
Verbi difficili
There are several verbs which students
struggle to conjugate correctly.
The most common of these are:
 piacere = to like (literally to please)
 divertirsi = to have fun/enjoy yourself
 mancare = to miss (be missing)
 bastare = to be enough
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Other areas to watch out for:
 The difference between più and molto:
Parlo molto.
Mia sorella parla più di me.
molta gente
più gente
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Other areas to watch out for:
 The use of è and c’è:
Firenze è una bellissima città.
A Firenze c’è un bellissimo duomo.
 The same rules apply with era and c’era, as
well as the plurals sono / ci sono and erano /
c’erano.
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Other areas to watch out for:
 Plurals of nouns, especially those that end in
an -e:
un ristorante 
un cameriere 
un professore 
due ristoranti
due camerieri
due professori
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Other areas to watch out for:
 qualche (some) is ALWAYS followed by a
singular noun (even though the noun is plural
in English):
qualche studente
qualche problema
qualche volta
qualche negozio




some students
some problems
sometimes
some shops
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Other areas to watch out for:
 gente is a SINGULAR, FEMININE noun, so
verbs and adjectives should agree accordingly:
La gente era molto simpatica e gentile.
verb is in the
third person
singular
adjectives are in the
singular/feminine forms