Sardinian and English/Contrastive Grammar

Differences in parse and corresponding examples

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• Difference #1: Sardinian requires a determiner before a noun in some instances for which English does not use a determiner before a noun.

  Example #1: Su sardu est una limba antica. → Sardinian is an ancient language.

  Example #2: Sa Frantza est uno paìsu bellu. → France is a beautiful country.

• Difference #2: The posessive pronoun comes after the noun in Sardinian rather than before the noun as is the case in English.

  Example #1: Appo pèrditu duos de sos libros meos. → I have lost two of my books.

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• Difference #3: "The" does not change form in English, but "su" in Sardinian must agree with the noun which it precedes in number and gender.

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• Difference #4: For most uses/conjugations of verbs in Sardinian, the verb stands on its own without a personal pronoun, while in English personal pronouns always precede any conjugated verbs.

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