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ch.14
stupid test
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 4
08/04/2014

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When a clause refers to a person , place, thing, or idea that either does not exist or whose existence is uncertain/indefinite, then you will use ?
Definition
The SUBJUNCTIVE
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When the adjective clause refers to a person, place, thing or idea that is clearly known, certain, or definite , then the what is used ?
Definition
The INDICATIVE
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When is the personal "a" used in adjective clauses ?
Definition
When talking about a person who is CERTAIN and not hypothetical. Why use the personal "a"if it's hypothetical. It only makes sense to use it when the person is certain and not hypothetical.
Term
Even though both alguien and nadie have the personal "a" in front of them , what will be used after them and why ?
Definition
the SUBJUNCTIVE will be used, because those two words will always have "a" regardless as long as they function as a direct object, and those words both mean someone and anyone..which clearly shows that there is uncertainty , because there is not one specific person. Just someone and anyone.
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Ina an adjective clause when the speaker is trying to find out information about which he or she is uncertain about, what will we use ??
Definition
the SUBJUNCTIVE, because its a question dealing with finding out about something that clearly they are uncertain about. Therefore, there is no certain present at all , so it would not make sense to use the indicative!
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If the person who responds to a question knows the information ( and is therefore certain ) , even thoughthe initial question was in the subjunctive, then for that person's answer we will use .. ?
Definition
the INDICATIVE. B/c obviously the person who answered the question knows the info, and is now certain. And we all know that certainty equals indicative form !
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Which verbs are commonly followed by adjective clauses in the subjunctive (verbs commonly used with subjunctive) ?
Definition
HEB-QNC ( hablar, encontrar, buscar, quere, necesitar, and conocer.)
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When are nosotros/as commands used ?
Definition
when giving orders or suggestions that include yourself and other people.
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When dealing with nosotros/as commands, and you want to express the affirmative "let's go " , what from of the verb ir would you use ?
Definition
You would use the INDICATIVE form , which is vamos, since it is affirmative. This rule only applies to the verb ir. So, Vamos a ___. BUT , i it's negative, as in saying , "let's not go", then you would use the subjunctive form of the verb ir , which would be vayamos, so "no vayamos".
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When dealing with nosotros/as commands, if the command is affirmative, where does the object pronoun go ? If the command is negative, where does the object pronoun go ?
Definition
If the nosostros/as command is affirmative, the object pronoun is attached to the back of the verb. If the nosotros/as command is negative, then the object pronoun is placed in front of the verb/command.
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When dealing with nosotros/as commands, do you swap out the ar/er/ir endings with one another ?
Definition
Yes, you still user reversed/swapped endings when dealing with the nosotros/as commands !
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When dealing with past participles, what are the endings for -ar verbs ? and what about -er, and -ir verbs ?
Definition
ar = -ado
er/ir = -ido
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When dealing with the past participles of er/ir verbs whose stem ends with a, e, or o , what happens to their-ido ending ?
Definition
We put a written accent mark over the i in the ido ending.
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