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Couldn't you use lograr for "to achieve"?

Just to say thank you for this great explanation here!  I don’t remember reading this lesson before and I’m really glad I’ve found it now via the Q&A forum. Whenever I consider ‘sino’ I think of the word ‘instead’...  I also didn’t know about ‘sino que’. Great lesson! 

Gracias y saludos.

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The question asked for the vosotros form, which I'm not even studying, and then the answer was for ustedes. 

I wonder if the chosen translation depends on the context? 

How would I say someone else is doing something to another person and not themselves? Like if my mom is a hair stylist and she's combing someone else's hair.  Like in "Mi madre se peina el pelo con un cepillo nuevo." Would I need to put something like "el pelo de la mujer" or with the personal a like "el pelo a la mujer" 

is there a rule if adjectives are before or after the noun?

Tengo dos hermosas hijas OR Tengo dos hijas hermosas?

The context seems like “i had written” which would be “había escrito” (?).

Muchas gracias

Shirley

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. 

We would be delighted if you dined with us on Christmas Eve.

(HINT: you=vosotros)

cenéis

cenaríais

cenarais

cenasteis

The correct answer is evidently #3, but I don't understand how it's being conjugated. 

It seems I have considerable confusion over when to use a definite/indefinite article before a noun. I know it is needed when using gustar (e.g., me gusta el chocolate), but I have confusion in other contexts. For example, for the prompt "you need to have strong legs",  I wrote necesitas tener las piernas fuertes, but the correct answer was "necesitas tener piernas fuertes" --- without the article. What's the rule on this? 

My other confusion appears to be with the use of possessives. The prompt was "I'm going to exercise my muscles". I wrote voy a ejercitar los músculos but the correct answer was "voy a ejercitar mis músculos". It seems I'm confusing the rule of not using the possessive adjective as is required in such phrases as "My head is hurting"  --- "Me duelo la cabeza" , or "I raise my hand" -- "Me levanto la mano".  Please help me to know the difference for when I can (have) to use the possessive adjective versus when it is not used.

Thank you and I look forward to some clarity (finally) on these two issues.

Regards,

Pati Ecuamiga