Exercises upon the Different Parts of Italian Speech, with References to Veneroni's Grammar / to which is added an abridgement of the Roman history, intended at once to make the learner acquainted with history, and the idiom of the Italian language

by Ferdinando Bottarelli

1. 1. Let us labour
   2. lavoráre
   3. continually
   4. continuaménte
   5. to obtain
   6. ottenére
   7. eternal life.
   8. etérna vita.

When vi è, or v’è, precedes the Adverb niénte, the next Verb must be in the Infinitive with the Preposition da, or a.

1. 1. There is nothing to fear
   2. non vi è niénte temére
   3. in serving God.
   4. [1]servíre Iddío.

1. 1. There is nothing to say
   2. non v’è niénte dire
   3. to what you have done.
   4. avére fatto.

1. 1. There is nothing to do
   2. niénte fare
   3. in that at present.
   4. adésso.

1. 1. There is nothing so easy to learn
   2. niénte così fácile imparáre
   3. as the Italian language.
   4. Italiáno lingua.

[1] In serving God, nel servíre Iddío.

When an Adverb of quantity follows v’è, it requires an Infinitive with the Preposition a, or da.

1. 1. There is a great deal of
   2. v’è gran [1]
   3. satisfaction
   4. soddisfazióne
   5. in teaching
   6. insegnáre
   7. diligent boys,
   8. diligénte ragázzo
   9. but there is a great deal of trouble
   10. gran incomodo
   11. in instructing
   12. istruíre
   13. idle scholars.
   14. pigro scoláro.