Chapter 1 Flashcards

Spelling, pronunciation, and punctuation

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1
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a

Pronunciation

A

same as “father”

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2
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e

Pronunciation

A

like “weigh”

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3
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a

Pronunciation

A

like “father”

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4
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i

Pronunciation

A

like “seen”

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5
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o

Pronunciation

A

like “woe”

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5
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i

Pronunciation

A

like “seen”

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5
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u

Pronunciation

A

like “moon”

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6
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la coma

A

comma

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7
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la comillas

A

quotation marks

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8
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dos puntos

A

colon

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9
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el paréntesis

A

parenthesis

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10
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el punto y coma

A

semicolon

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11
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el punto

A

semicolon

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11
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el signo de admiración

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exclamation point

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12
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el signo de exclamación

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exclamation point

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13
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el signo de admiración

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exclamation point

14
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el signo de interrogación

A

question mark

15
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Proper nouns

A

A proper noun designates a specific person, place, institution, or thing and is usually capitalized
in both Spanish and English.

15
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Proper names of geographical places

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Nouns that refer to mountains, rivers, deserts, oceans, seas, and other geographical proper names
are preceded by a definite article (el/la/los/las)
A few proper names of regions, cities, and countries have “permanent” definite articles.

El sahara, los Andos, La Habana