Navigating Spanish Accent Marks and Punctuation

This video tutorial covers the basics of Spanish accents and capitalization. It begins with an introduction to accents and a vocabulary warm-up. The tutorial then delves into the rules of capitalization in Spanish, highlighting differences from English, such as not capitalizing days of the week or the pronoun 'yo'. It explains the use of proper nouns and adjectives, and how book titles are capitalized. The video concludes with an introduction to Spanish accents, explaining their role in indicating stress patterns and differences in meaning.

What does the Spanish word 'americano' mean?

• American

• Coffee

• Way

• Hat

In Spanish, how are the names of the days of the week capitalized?

• Not written

• With a capital letter

• With a lowercase letter

• In all caps

In Spanish, how is the word 'yo' capitalized?

• In all caps

• With a lowercase y

• Not written

• With a capital Y

Which of the following is a proper noun in English but not capitalized in Spanish?

• Colombiano

• Nixon

• Presidente

• Estados Unidos

Which word gets capitalized in the phrase 'friendly American' in English?

• Friendly

• Neither

• American

• Both

How is the book title 'The Name of the Rose' written in Spanish?

• EL NOMBRE DE LA ROSA

• el nombre de la Rosa

• El Nombre De La Rosa

• El nombre de la Rosa

In Spanish, how are book titles generally capitalized?

• Randomly

• All words

• Last word only

• First word only

What is the function of accents in Spanish?

• To change the font style

• To indicate stress patterns

• To decorate the text

• None of the above

What does the Spanish word 'solo' mean without an accent?

• Solo

• Single

• Only

• Alone

What does an accent indicate when used in the Spanish word 'sé'?

• It's an adjective

• It's a noun

• It's a pronoun

• It's a verb meaning 'I know'