Unit 2 - Syntax, Accents, Punctuation, ABC's, Pronunciation

What are the two components needed to put together a basic sentence in Spanish (and English, for that matter)? You need not answer in a complete sentence; however, please put them in the same order one reads a sentence (from left to right)

Which of the following are possible components for the second half of a basic sentence (the right side)?

• adverb or adjective

• direct object/noun

• preposition/prepositional phrase

• verb

• all of these

What types of letters do accent marks go over?

• consonants

• vowels

• both of these

• neither of these

Step one when considering whether or not a word needs an accent mark is to count/identify the number of syllables a word has. When counting/identifying syllables in Spanish, you count/identify them from:

• left to right

• right to left

• it doesn't matter, either way

After counting syllables, step two when considering whether a word needs an accent mark is to:

When applying the accent mark rules, you have to consider which syllable and vowel in that syllable carries the stress. Which of the following two word types always carry an accent mark when their stressed syllables are in the third syllable or higher?

• aguda

• llana/grave

• esdrújula

• sobreesdrújula

If a word's stressed syllable is the second syllable, then:

• the stressed vowel must have an accent mark only if the word ends in “n”, “s”, or vowel.

• the stressed vowel must have an accent mark only if the word DOESN’T end in “n”, “s” or vowel.

Which punctuation gets switched with decimal points when it comes to numbers?

• period

• comma

• comillas

• colon

Which TWO forms of punctuation require an inverted twin/copy at the beginning?

• comma

• exclamation points

• comillas

• question marks

In Spanish, you use __________ to quote a person's speech instead of " "