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Since they are marked as errors when absent, can we please have an indication of punctuation (in Spanish of course "punto final" "coma"!) when we are answering the individual sections?

Hi,

Why is it not the verb "continuar" + unconjugated verb, or the verb "seguir" + unconjugated verb?

For example, "Continúa caminar..." why is it written instead as "Continúa caminando?" I do not understand the why behind making the second verb -ando or -iendo.

The lesson says: Notice how, sometimes despite using the singular "lo + adjective" (lo menos caro), we conjugate the verb in the plural form (son). This is because, being a neutral idea, it can refer to a group of things, i.e "The least expensive things..."

This wording is not clear to me. Do you mean to say that the verb is single or plural depending on the object of the sentence? For example: 

Lo más impresionante del viaje fue la cantidad de museos interesantes.

"la cantidad" is single, so "fue" (single) is used - is that correct?

Lo menos caro de esta tienda son los accesorios.

And here, "los accesorios" is plural, hence "son" (plural) - correct?

What is the reason that "Me alegro DE que..." is constructed differently than "Me entristece que...."? Do other similar phrases tend to follow one of these two patterns? 

Hola!

I've been following this and could do with some expert assistance. I was looking at this line:

Note that conjunctions o/o bien can either present a person with a choice to make (either one thing/idea or another) or both options are seen as possible. There is a choice to make here:

My question is, is there something implying exclusivity - that it's the father or the mother, but not both? I would assume in English that it could be vague still - it might be the case that there's only room for one person, or it could be that one or both parents come, but a brother isn't suitable.

Thank you so much!

Ciaran

I can't get my translator DeepL to use pocos as 'a few' of something and I don't hear it used locally.  It normally seems to be : unos cuantos amigos, unas cuantas manzanas.  Is this a customary phrase in Spain, or perhaps is USA? 

One of the difficulties in spanish is there are so many ways to same the same thing. These exercises don't allow for that.  I don't know how this can be included....

Because I kept getting this wrong, I asked Chatgpt: Can one use deber conjugated in El Pretérito Perfecto, followed by an infinitive to express in Spanish that something must have happened, as when making an assumption or wondering what must have happened? The response was: No—not if your goal is to express an assumption ("must have happened").

The pretérito perfecto of deber (ha debido) normally means "has had to" (obligation), not "must have" (probability).

The lesson gave me the impression that articles are only needed when they are in plural form, but based on the discussion below it sounds like they are always needed for both singular and plural forms. Is that correct?  So that’s why “el cantar” was correct in the quiz question but “cantar” alone was incorrect?  How do we know when a verb is considered a noun without a quiz hint?

What about using the ustedes form and not the vosotros form