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Italian speakers bring their own unique “quirks” to the English language, based on the structure and logic of the Italian language. The same is true for English speakers learning Italian, or for French people learning Spanish, or for anyone learning any language!
This is because, when we learn a new language, we tend to translate directly from our native language, which doesn’t always work.
In this quiz, you’ll discover more common “Italianisms”. Can you transform them into correct English phrases?Again, don’t worry if you make mistakes as you go: mistakes are how we learn!
Italianisms in English | Quiz 2
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Question 1 of 11
1. Question
I haven’t any money.
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Good job! The negative form of “I have” is “I don’t have”, not “I haven’t”.
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Not quite! The negative form of “I have” is “I don’t have”, not “I haven’t”.
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Question 2 of 11
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I have a lot of homeworks.
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Good job! Homework is an uncountable noun, so the word “homeworks” doesn’t exist.
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Not quite! Homework is an uncountable noun, so the word “homeworks” doesn’t exist.
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Question 3 of 11
3. Question
I have received the informations.
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Good job! Information is an uncountable noun, so the word “informations” doesn’t exist.
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Not quite! Information is an uncountable noun, so the word “informations” doesn’t exist.
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Question 4 of 11
4. Question
These are great news!
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Good job! In English, “news” is treated as a singular noun, not a plural noun.
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Not quite! In English, “news” is treated as a singular noun, not a plural noun.
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Question 5 of 11
5. Question
Money are not important.
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Good job! Money is an uncountable noun, so the word “moneys” doesn’t exist.
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Not quite! Money is an uncountable noun, so the word “moneys” doesn’t exist.
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Question 6 of 11
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I can see three persons.
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Good job! One person, but two or more people.
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Not quite! One person, but two or more people.
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Question 7 of 11
7. Question
I work hard for making money.
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Good job! The Italian form “per + infinitive verb” translates in English to “to + infinitive verb” or “in order to + infinitive verb”.
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Not quite! The Italian form “per + infinitive verb” translates in English to “to + infinitive verb” or “in order to + infinitive verb”.
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Question 8 of 11
8. Question
The souvenir remembers me of my last holiday.
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Good job! The verb “ricordare” translates to “remind” in this case, not “remember”. Only use “remember” when you are talking about a person having a memory (for example, I remember my last holiday). When you are talking about something/something that helps a person remember, use “remind”.
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Not quite! The verb “ricordare” translates to “remind” in this case, not “remember”. Only use “remember” when you are talking about a person having a memory (for example, I remember my last holiday). When you are talking about something/something that helps a person remember, use “remind”.
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Question 9 of 11
9. Question
I have lived here since nine years.
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Good job! In English, “since” is always followed by the specific moment when a period of time started. For example, I have lived here since 2019 or since January. In this sentence, we want to describe the period of time itself (nine years), so we use “for”.
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Not quite! In English, “since” is always followed by the specific moment when a period of time started. For example, I have lived here since 2019 or since January. In this sentence, we want to describe the period of time itself (nine years), so we use “for”.
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Question 10 of 11
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I have seen him yesterday.
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Good job! Events that happened in the past and that are now concluded always take the simple past tense, not the present perfect tense.
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Not quite! Events that happened in the past and that are now concluded always take the simple past tense, not the present perfect tense.
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Question 11 of 11
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I saw the brother of Ilaria.
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Good job! To describe possession in English, use an apostrophe + S after the person’s name.
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Not quite! To describe possession in English, use an apostrophe + S after the person’s name.
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