Spa 1102 - S09

Guide for Quiz 1

____________________________________________________________

1.  Question Words:  How many questions words have we learned?  Could you guess which question word to use given the answer to a question?  What common questions or command phrases do you use to help fill-in information gaps in a conversation (survival questions)?  When do you use “qué” versus “cuál”?  Do all question words have a plural form?  How many of the question words must agree in gender and number with the noun they describe?

2.  Verbs:  Have you made all the present tense AR, ER, and IR verb cards and have you been practicing their conjugation and pronunciation (See the “¿Qué haces?”flashcard for a list of these verbs)  How many irregular verbs should you know (ser, estar, ir, tener, etc.)?  Can you create a question and answer sequence for each verb?  Why is the "gustar" verb so special?  What are indirect object pronouns and how do you use them with the "gustar" verb?  What other verbs function like “gustar”?  Have you studied all of the idiomatic expressions you can create with the verb "tener"?  How many compound verb structures can you create (for example, “tener ganas de”, “tener que”, “ir a”, “poder”, “deber”, and “necesitar”?  Have you studied the initial list of stem changing verbs?

3.  Direct Object Pronouns:  What are “transitive verbs” and how do they limit when you can use a “direct object pronoun”? When and why do we use “direct object pronouns”? What are the “direct object pronouns” in Spanish and where do we place them? Which questions can we use so as not to mistake which object in a sentence is the direct object?

4.  Vocabulary: Are you able to name all of the family relationships we have studied, including the in-laws?  Have you studied enough adjectives to describe your family members both in terms of physical appearance as well as personality?

5.  Miscellaneous: What are the rules for dividing a word into syllables? How do you find the naturally accented syllable of a word?   (Review)