Por y para

Blanca salió ayer ___ Chicago.

• por-exchange

• por-because of 

• para-destination

• para-in order to

Answer explanation

Blanca salió ayer para Chicago indicates the destination where Blanca went, making 'para-destination' the correct choice.

Ella me mandó el mensaje ___ texto.

• por-because of

• por-by means of

• para-recipient

• para-deadline

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'por-by means of' because in this context, 'por' is used to indicate the means by which the message was sent, not the reason for sending it.

Mi casa fue construida por mi padre.

• para-destination

• para-in order to

• por-by

• por-in exchange for

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'por-by' because 'por' is used to indicate the agent or doer of an action, in this case, the house was built by the father.

Vamos a Schnucks ___ comprar leche y cereal.

• por-because of

• para-in order to

• por-by

• para-destination

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'para-in order to' because it indicates the purpose or intention of going to Schnucks, which is to buy milk and cereal.

Mi esposo compró un diamante ___ mí.

• por-because of

• por-through

• para-recipient

• para-destination

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'para-recipient' because the sentence indicates that the diamond was bought for the speaker, making the speaker the recipient of the diamond.

¿___ qué tenemos tarea esta noche?

• por-expression

• por-through

• para-deadline

• para-recipient

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'por-expression' as the preposition 'por' is used to express the reason or cause for having homework, not 'para' which is used for deadlines or recipients.

Mi perro se escapó ___ la puerta abierta.

• por-expression

• para-destination

• por-through

• para-recipient

Answer explanation

The correct answer is 'por-through' because 'Mi perro se escapó por la puerta abierta' indicates the dog escaped through the open door, showing movement or passage.

Esta tarea es ___ el próximo lunes.

• por-by

• por-duration of time

• para-deadline

• para-destination

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'para-deadline' as the sentence indicates a specific deadline for the task, which is the meaning of 'para' in this context.

Estuvimos en Madrid ___ 2 semanas.

• para-destination

• por-duration of time

• para-recipient

• por-by

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'por-duration of time' because 'por' is used to indicate the duration of time in this context, meaning 'We were in Madrid for 2 weeks.'

¡___ supuesto puedes venir a mi fiesta!

• para-destination

• por-purpose

• para-recipient

• por-expression

Answer explanation

The correct choice is 'por-expression' as it is used to express the reason or cause for the action of coming to the party in this context.