Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 16:00:03 -0700 (PDT)
From: "BEALE-ROSANO,YASMINE C"
To: Thomas Phan
Subject: Re: span-3 questions




On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Thomas Phan wrote:

> Hi, I am a student in your Spanish 3 class. I had some questions.
> 
> 1. To form the pretérito perfecto, we need a past participle. Does
> this past participle need to agree with the subject in gender and/or
> number?
>
The past participle does not agree in number or gender in this tense.
 
> 2. On my composition, there are some comments I don't understand:
> 
> a. I wrote: Mis padres quieren que vaya a una escuela graduada. Para mí,
> es importante que sigua su consejo.
> You wrote "s/p" above the last "su." I checked the composition grading
> guidelines but couldn't find mention of "s/p." Could you explain that?
> 
It means singular/plural.

> b. I wrote: es importante que contestes tu llamado
> You wrote a squiggly line under "contestes" and a question mark above
> the "tu." I don't understand what is at issue.
>
The "tu" either does not belong or is in the wrong place.  Also are you
alternating between tu and ud.?
Also I think you mean: It is important that you answer your calls - that
is not what you wrote so that sentence needs to be corrected to reflect
that.
 
> c. I wrote: a una universidad en Canadá 
> You wrote that I am missing something (I couldn't understand your
> handwriting here) between "en" and "Canadá." Am I missing a preposition
> or something?
>
You are missing an article.
 
> d. I wrote: es posible que mi cocina esté en fuego ahora mismo.
> You wrote that the phrase "esté en fuego" is wrong. What is the
> proper way to convey "it is possible that my kitchen is on fire?"
>
the expression is estar encendido.
 
> Gracias por tu ayuda.
> 
>