Estructuras y Sintaxis Avanzadas Flashcards

Which sentence correctly uses the subjunctive after an impersonal expression?

Answer: Es importante que estudies más.

Impersonal expressions of necessity, recommendation, or opinion (es importante) trigger the subjunctive, while factual ones (es verdad, es obvio) take the indicative.

Which sentence contains an example of indirect discourse (estilo indirecto) rendered correctly?

Answer: Dijo que tenía hambre.

In indirect discourse after a past reporting verb ('dijo'), the present indicative shifts to the imperfect ('tenía').

Identify the sentence using a correctly formed compound relative pronoun.

Answer: La persona que llamó es mi amiga.

In subject position after a restrictive clause, 'que' is the standard relative pronoun; 'la que' and 'la cual' are used after prepositions or in non-restrictive clauses.

Which option correctly uses the subjunctive in an adverbial clause of concession?

Answer: Both A and B are correct in different contexts.

'Por más que' can take the indicative (known fact) or subjunctive (hypothetical/future), so both are grammatically valid in their respective contexts.

What is the effect of placing the adjective before the noun in 'un pobre hombre' vs. 'un hombre pobre'?

Answer: 'Un pobre hombre' means an unfortunate or pitiful man.

Many Spanish adjectives change meaning depending on pre- or postnominal position; 'pobre' before the noun means 'unfortunate', while after it means 'financially poor'.

Select the sentence that correctly uses 'haber' as an impersonal verb.

Answer: Había muchos estudiantes en la clase.

Impersonal 'haber' is always conjugated in the third-person singular regardless of the number of the noun that follows.

Which sentence demonstrates correct use of the infinitive as a noun (subject)?

Answer: El correr es bueno para la salud.

The infinitive (with or without the masculine article 'el') functions as a noun and can serve as the subject of a sentence.