CSCC Spanish Unit 2 Exam
When using the term gustar, and referring to a person, what is the one thing that goes at the beginning of the sentence?
"A"... ex. "A mi"...
True or false: when referring to something that cannot have a single unit of itself, such as "no milk" (instead of not a single milk), or "no sugar" (instead of not a single sugar (granule), what do we use instead of "ninguno"?
Nada de Ex. No hay nada de leche en la casa.
True or false the word ningún literally means not one or not a single one?
True
If you say "A ti" at The beginning of a sentence, do you still have to say "te gusta(n)" afterward?
Yes. Ex. ¿A ti te gustan los camarones? You can also say ¿Te gustan los camarones?
What are all the variation verbs on liking, including gustar?
Encanta(n), da(n) asco, interesa(n), molesta(n), gusta(n)
What is to be pleasing to? What is to be interested in? What is to love? **not the personal human to love
Gusta(n) Interesa(n) Encanta(n)
If the subject/ object if the sentence is plural, what form must gustar take? What if its singular? **note this is not the "me, te, le, nos, or los" part of the sentence**
Gustan if plural, gusta if singular.
When making short cuts with the word la/ lo/ las/ los (it/ them), and there two verbs together in the sentence and the second one is an infinitive or present participle, where does the word it go?
If there are two verbs together in the sentence and one of them is an infinitive or present participle, the word it goes attached to the non-conjugated second verb Ex. Necesitas cortar el queso. > Necesitas cortarlo. No debes freír la carne demasiado > No debes freírla demisiado.
When making short cuts with the word la/ lo/ las/ los (it/ them), and there is only one conjugated verb in the sentence, where does the word it go? Ex. See this cheese? You cut it.
If there is only one conjugated verb the word it goes in front of the conjugated verb Ex: cortas el queso. > lo cortas
If the word ninguno has a noun that immediately follows it, what must we do to the word ninguno?
Just as uno shortens to un when followed by a masculine noun, ninguno shortens to ningún when followed by a masculine noun. If not followed by a noun, the final -O remains.
If a noun it follows gusta(n), and is not preceded by a definite word such as este, mi, etc., what must always precede the noun?
La/ el/ las/ los
What are all the forms of direct object pronouns we can see with Gusta(n)?
Me, te, le, nos, les, les (I, you (informal), he/ she/ it/ you Formal, we, you Pl., they)
What is the opposite negation of the word algo (something/ anything)?
No ... nada
What is the opposite negation of the word alguien (someone, anyone)?
No ... nadie
What is the opposite negation of the words a veces (sometimes, ever)?
No ... nunca
What is the opposite negation of the word tambien (also)?
No ... tampoco
True or false, the word ninguno (whether it is masculine or feminine) always acts as a singular noun?
This is true because it literally means not even one
What does the term gustar mean?
To be pleasing to
If gusta(n) is (to be pleasing to), what is to dislike something? What is (to hate) something/ (to be disgusted) by something? What is (to be bothered) by something?
To dislike: Disgusta(n) To hate/ be disgusted by: Da(n) asco To bother: Molesta(n)
True or false, the verb (gustar) is always accompanied by the indirect object pronoun?
True
True or false; for loving people we use the verb querer; for loving things/ places/ items we use encanta(n)?
True
True or false, to say... "it, her, him, you plural, they plural masculine and feminine, you formal..." you would replace these direct object pronouns with la, lo, las, los? What about if you wanted to say all of the other personal pronouns (me, te, nos)
True We use me, te, and nos for the others.
True or false, direct object pronouns are placed directly in front of conjugated verbs if there is only one conjugated verb?
True Ex. He sees me, too Él me ve tambien.
True or false, direct object pronouns in sentences were there or infinitive or present participle verbs are placed at the end of the non-conjugated verb?
True Ex. Quiero comprar el libro > quiero comprarlo. Or Están plachando la ropa > están plachándola.
True or false, when expressing a negative, as in the opposite of an affirmative sentence, there must be two negative parts, no at the front, and the negative affirmation accompanying it somewhere in the sentence?
True, to turn an affirmative sentence to a negative sentence we must include both "no" at at the beginning of the sentence and the opposite negative word as well Ex. Tengo algo > No tengo nada
In what other instance besides when referring to a singular noun do we use the gusta form of gustan?
With one or more infinitives Ex: ¿A ustedes les gusta cantar y bailar?
