Chapter 7 Indefinite and negative words

Question 1

What do indefinite words refer to?

Answer 1

People and things that are not specific. Ex: someone or something.

Question 2

What do negative words do?

Answer 2

Deny the existence of people and things or contradict statements.

Question 3

The two ways to form a negative statement.

Answer 3

Place the negative word before the verb EX: NADIE SE LEVANTA TEMPRANO. or place “no” before the verb and the negative word EX: NO SE LEVANTA NADIE TEMPRANO. (No one gets up early)

Question 4

When does alguno and ninguno change?

Answer 4

before a masculine singular noun (ex: algún/ningún problema

Question 5

algún can also be used as what?

Answer 5

The English equivalent of “a”. (Ex: ¿Tienes algún libro que hable de los incas?

Question 6

With regard to indefinite and negative words, when do you use a personal “a”?

Answer 6

When the words refer to people and they are the direct object of the verb. [alguien/nadie/alguno/alguna/algunos/algunas/ninguno/ninguna (Ex: Perdón seńor, ¿busca usted A alguien? No, gracias, seńorita, no busco a nadie.)

Question 7

but (rather, on the contrary)

Answer 7

sino (Ex: Los estudiantes no se acuestan temprano sinotarde.