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Aunque with subjunctive when information is shared / background - why? I can't find this elsewhere, only that the subjunctive is used if the information is unimportant or irrelevant. Is this what this statement on 'shared' really means?
There are four examples given of fractions in the end of the lesson :
tres cuartos,
dos decimos,
tres octavos,
un septimo
These examples are supposed to show the need for plurals when the numerator (top number) is more than one. Unfortunately all the numbers choosen ( dos and tres) end in "s". I found myself somewhat confused, and wondering if this meant that the top number should also have an "s", por ejemplo sietes ochos instead of siete ochos.
It would be clearer if you used included a fraction that did not end in "s"; por ejemplo cuarto octavos instead of tres octavos.
Hola,
Would 'han estado viniendo' be an acceptable answer here?
Thanks,
Ben
Shouldn’t ‘tengo’ in the first line be ‘tenga’ in the subjunctive? Why isn’t it?
"Tú ________ el primero de la lista." (You are the first on the list.)
I made a mistake on this one by using estar. My reasoning is it referred to a location (the first position on the list). It appears the answer you're looking for is to use ser, and that the recommendation is to treat the list and its contents as descriptive.
Would this change if I said "You are the first in line?" Or should I still use the ser verb? Is it a description of a trait of the line, or is it a position that is relative?
Are these types of cases subjective? Or is it pretty common for everyone to use the same verb?
Why 'comí' una lubina, then 'tomé' un trozo, but with the same english translation?
Is this expression used only in Spain? I cannot find more information about the usage of this idiom. My teacher has not heard of this either.
Oh, si la vida fuera tan simple y perfecta...
John and you have green eyes.
"Juan y tu _______ los ojos verdes.
I chose "teneis" since "you and Peter" would be more correctly as "You (plural sense) and not "they", which kwizbot marked as "they". Why? Thanks
Hola Inma,
You explain that we don't always need the articles though in certain phrases where we are not expressing a percentage of something but the lesson uses examples that all express percentages of something – where the ‘something’ is natural, eco-friendly, Spanish ancestry, and so on.
So can you please clarify to me why Cien por ciento de los vecinos apoyaron la decisión is incorrect and El 100 por cien de los vecinos apoyaron la decisión is correct?
I’m sorry but I have become quite confused with this particular lesson.
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