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Conjunctions Y – E, O – U, Pero, Sino, Sino Que Sp. 3 H c.11
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Conjunctions mi hijos – “mijos”
You’ve probably noticed that Spanish tends to run words together: mi hijos – “mijos” In this presentation, we’ll look at how this effects the use of Y (and) and O (or).
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Conjunctions Padres y hijos – “ padres yjos”
Running words together that have the same back to back vowel sounds cuases a problem when it causes an entire word to disappear: Padres y hijos – “ padres yjos” To solve this problem the following changes occur and need to be recognized and used…
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Conjunctions Padres y hijos Padres e hijos
The Y changes to E in front of words that begin with I or hi (EXCEPT before words that begin with hie): Padres y hijos Padres e hijos
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Bolígrafos o hojas de papel Bolígrafos u hojas de papel
Conjunctions The O changes to U in front of words that begin with o or ho: Bolígrafos o hojas de papel Bolígrafos u hojas de papel
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Conjunctions The word PERO is typically used to mean but…
He didn’t arrive early but at least he came. No llegó temprano pero por lo menos él vino.
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Ie…No llegó temprano, sino tarde.
Conjunctions The expressions SINO and SINO QUE can also be translated to mean BUT, but only if the follow conditions are met… 1. The first phrase or clause in NEGATIVE 2. The second phrase or clause contradicts the first Ie…He didn’t arrive early, but (rather) late. Ie…No llegó temprano, sino tarde.
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Conjunctions The expressions SINO and SINO QUE are distinguished by…
1. The first phrase or clause in NEGATIVE 2. The second phrase or clause contradicts the first 3. The expression is followed by a conjugated verb Ie…Paco no llegó temprano, sino que llegó a tiempo.
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