ES10 · 3 Nouns, descriptions and sentence links mind map

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ES10 · 3 Nouns, descriptions and sentence links mind map

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Pronouns and links 1

Subject and object: Lo/la direct; le indirect; subject often omitted.
Object position: La puedo ver = puedo verla; mírame.
Relative clauses: Que for people/things; con quien for a person.
Questions and links: ¿Por qué? asks; porque answers; y/e and o/u follow sound.

Pronouns and links 2

Question-word agreement: Cuál/cuáles; quién/quiénes; cuántas personas.
Alternative conjunctions: E historia; u ocho; pero/aunque/si.

Word families 1

Personal a and possession: Veo a mi madre; casa de Luis; a/en.
Verb and infinitive links: Para estudiar; sin hablar; aprender a; dejar de.
Meaning-changing suffixes: Librito: little book; facilísimo: very easy.
Word-class derivation: Lenta→lentamente; seguro→seguridad; evitar→evitable.

Word families 2

Worked translation check: Subject/noun → agreement → verb → pronoun → links.

Connections

Pronouns and links 1 → Pronouns and links 2: Determiners and adjectives agree with the noun they describe.