Now that you have worked through a lot of material that includes these basic patterns, and you have compared grammatically correct and incorrect sentences, write down what you think is a rule that could explain what makes a sentence grammatically correct or not. For example, you might write something like: "verbs always match nouns in number, and they usually come before the noun." In other words, make your best guess for the grammar rule that makes sense out of the pattern(s) you see in the phrases you have been working with. Review if you need to, and you might briefly check your hunches against the sentences you have been working with in this or previous modules. Keep in mind that what you're after is your hunch, not a grammar rule from a text book. Now check your hunch with the explanation of this principle in the following pattern.

In a spanish magazine, you see an interview about one of the smash hits of the tv season, “tú y yo.” the reporter (reportero) asks several of the actors about the character (personaje) he or she plays on the show. as you read, see if you can determine how the actors feel about the characters they play. remember to look for cognates as you read to you understand as much as possible. reportero: hola, sr. bandero. ¿cómo se llama su personaje en “tú y yo”? sr. bandero: se llama josé luis. reportero: ¿cómo es josé luis? sr. bandero: pues … ¡josé luis es muy talentoso y simpático … como yo! reportero: bueno. ¿es el sr. bandero similar a josé luis? sr. bandero: claro que sí. ¡idénticos! él es trabajador, y yo también. reportero: gracias. hasta luego. sr. bandero: hasta luego. nos vemos. reportero: buenos días, srta. robles. ¿cómo se llama su personaje en “tú y yo”? srta. robles: se llama cristina córdoba. ella es muy atrevida y super sociable. yo no. soy reservada y muy romántica. según mis según mis amigos, no soy atrevida ni sociable. no me gustan las fiestas. me gusta más pasar el tiempo con una revista buena. reportero: gracias. mucho gusto de hablar con usted. srta. robles: encantada. hasta luego. after reading the statement below, decide whether the statement is: (a) an accurate statement; (b) a false statement; or (c) not enough information given to decide. srta. robles sees herself as being shy and romantic. a. an accurate statement b. a false statement c. not enough information to decide

Which of the following is a common subject of teodor núñez ureta's paintings? a. andean peasants b. cuzco city life c. traditional peruvian food d. the spanish conquest of the incas

Fill in the blank with the spanish word that best completes the sentence. las chicas son de méxico. ellas son mexica mexicanos mexicano mexicanas