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| How many types of articles are there and what are they? What is its function? |
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| 2; definite and indefinite; a word that accompanies and modifies as to specify a noun or its equivalent. |
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| How many types of adjectives are there? What are the different types? What is an adjective? |
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| 4; demonstrative, possessive, descriptive, and indefinite; a word that accompanies and modifies a noun or its equivalent. |
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| How many types of pronouns are there? What are the various types? What is the function of a pronoun? |
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| 7; personal, impersonal, demonstrative, possessive, relative, interrogative, exclamative; is used to avoid repeating a noun whose reference is clear |
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| How many types of conjunctions are there and what are they called? What is the function of a conjunction? |
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| 2; coordination and subordination; they join two parts of a sentence, conjunctions of subordination introduce subordinate clauses. |
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| A word that introduces the noun or its equivalent. |
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| To study - infinitivo perfecto? infinitivo presente? |
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| haber estudiado; estudiar |
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| To study - participio presente? participio pasado? |
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| To study - presente del indicativo? presente perfecto del indicativo? Futuro indicativo? futuro perfecto del indicativo? Imperfecto del indicativo? Pluscuamperfecto del indicativo? |
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| estudio (I study); he estudiado (I have studied); estudiare (I will study); habre estudiado (I will have studied); estudie (I studied); estudiaba (I studied, would study, was studying); habia estudiado (I had studied) |
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| To study - Presente condicional? Perfecto del condicional? |
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| estudiaria (I would study); habria estudiado (I would have studied) |
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| When do you use the subjunctive? |
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| When there is a change in subject. |
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| To study - Presente del subjuntivo? Presente perfecto del subjuntivo? Imperfecto del subjuntivo? Pluscuamperfecto del subjuntivo? |
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| estudie, haya estudiado, estudiara, hubiera estudiado |
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| What is an independent clause? |
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| A clause that may be found alone, does not depend upon any other clause and it has no other clauses depending upon it; they may be attached to each other by means of a coordinating conjunction. |
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| What is a principal (main) clause? |
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| A clause that could be independent according to its meaning but that has one or more clauses that are its dependents. |
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| What is a subordinate (dependent) clause? What three things can introduce them? How many types of subordinate clauses are there and what are they? |
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| A clause that depends upon a main clause. Subordinate conjunctions, adverbial phrases, relative pronouns. 3; nominal, adverbial, and adjectival. |
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| What is a nominal clause? What kind of word can introduce it? |
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| A subordinate clause that behaves like a noun and can serve the function of subject, direct object (of verb or main clause), or the object of a preposition. Can be introduced by a conjunction of subordination. EX. Quiero -pan.- EX2. Quiero -que me ayudes.- |
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| What is an adverbial clause? What can introduce it? Example? |
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| A subordinate clause that behaves like an adverb and modifies the verb of the main clause. Can be introduced by a conjunction of subordination or an adverbial phrase. EX. Salio -rapidamente.- EX2. Salio -tan pronto como pudo.- |
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| What is an adjectival clause? What is another name for an adjectival clause? What can introduce it? Examples? |
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| A subordinate clause that behaves like an adjective. Relative clause. Can be introduced by a relative pronoun. EX. Quiero leer una novela -divertida.- EX2. Quiero leer una novela -que me haga reir.- |
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| What is a simple sentence? Example? |
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| A sentence with no more than one verb. EX. Juan estudio mucho. |
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| Que es un oracion compuesta? Ejemplo? |
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| Una oracion que tiene 2 o mas verbos conjugados. EX. Juan fue al cine, Ana fue al biblioteca. |
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| What does sino mean? How do you know when to use it? |
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| It means 'but,' however, sino is used in mathematical-like terms for "but" in sentences of type "not A but B" when A contradicts B. Sino can usually be replaced with 'rather,' 'but rather,' and 'instead' while pero is not usually appropriate in these senses. |
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| How do you translate the sentence "We americans consider ourselves fuckin awesome?" Why do you use this construction? |
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| Los Americanos nos consideramos cojiendo impresionantes! It is because when a plural subject includes the speaker, the verb will take the first person plural ending. |
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| How do you translate "You are the one who lies?" Why do you use this structure? |
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| Eres tu el que miente. It is because when 'ser' is used with a 1st or 2nd person subject in the main clause, followed by a relative clause, the verb of the relative clause will be conjugated to 3rd person. |
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| Collective nouns are (singular/plural) in principle. |
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| When a collective noun is combined with a plural noun, you use a (singular/plural) verb. EX. La mitad de las familias no (tiene/tienen) comida. |
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| When a collective noun is SEPARATED from the verb, use a (singular/plural) verb. EX. La gente, espantada por la explosion, se (amontono/amontonaron) en las escaleras. |
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| Translate "We all arrived at the same time." Why use this format? |
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| Todos llegamos al mismo tiempo. Because when the first or second person is included in the collective noun, the verb will indicate this agreement. |
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| When a subgroup is distinguished from the plural whole, a (singular/plural) verb is used. Why? |
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| Singular; in order to avoid confusion. EX. Aquel grupo, entre todos los manifestantes, tenia los mayores carteles. (That group, amongst all the protesters, had the largest signs.) |
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| Impersonal verbs are ALWAYS (singular/plural). |
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| Verbs relating to ____ and ____ are normally impersonal. And when one of these is used figuratively with a NOUN as its figurative subject, it will agree with the _____. |
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| If a group is considered a unit, the verb is ______. |
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| In contexts that present attributes, with verbs like ____, ____ and ____, the verb will sometimes agree with its _____ rather than its its_____. |
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| Ser, Estar, Parecer; attribute, subject. EX. What you say are lies = Lo que dices son mentiras. |
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| In combinations of 1st, 2nd, and/or 3rd person subjects.. ____________ |
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| 1st person takes precedence over the second, and the second person takes precedence over the third. |
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| With either/or (or) neither/nor combinations, the (singular/plural) is used. |
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| doesn't matter, but with 1st and 2nd person combinations, the verb is usually in the plural. |
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| When the verb precedes the subject, it often only agrees with the ___________; a _____ is placed ______ as if the ______ were a(n) ________. |
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| First Subject, pause, between the two subjects, second, afterthought |
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| Infinitives and clauses that function as the subject are (singular/plural). |
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| Translate "Are you tired this morning, my love?" |
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| Estas cansado esta manana, vida mia? Notice how with terms of endearments used as epithets, the verb an modifiers agree in gender and in person with the individual addressed, not with the term of endearment. |
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| After a percentage, the verb is (singular/plural). |
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| "Ninguno" uses a (singular/plural) verb. |
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