Errors1-2022/20jan-29,31Jan,14abr

Question 1

I put on my coat and gloves before leaving/going out.

Answer 1

ME PONGO el abrigo y los guantes antes de salir.
- the reflexive verb is PONERSE
antes de (que) - can require subj, but if no change of subject, then no que and use inf

Question 2

Cavities may cause pain.

Answer 2

Las caries pueden causar dolor.
(KAH-ryehs) ryehs sounds like two syllables
Does not follow loner tule which would be masculine

Question 3

After my mom fell, her back hurt her. She had a pain in her back.

Answer 3

Después de que mi mamá se cayera, le dolía la espalda. Ella tenía un dolor en la espalda.
doler - verb - to hurt/ache
el dolor - noun - the pain
después de que-use subj if in past or future, use indic if in present

Question 4

The flight delay is due to the hurricane passing through the coast.

Answer 4

La demora del vuelo se debe/es debido al huracán que está pasando por la costa.

deberse = to be due to
deber = to owe (and others)
debido a que = because
Debo hacerlo ahora debido a que tengo mucho otro trabajo. I must do it now because I have a lot of other work to do.

Question 5

You have to remember that both the serpent and the snake are feminine.

Answer 5

Hay que recordar que/Debe recordar que/tienes que recordar que - tanto la serpiente como la culebra son femeninas.

Question 6

Valene likes different types of salt.

I like salt and pepper on my food.

Answer 6

A Valene le gustan los diferentes tipos de sales.
gustar is conjugated to reflect what is being liked (tipos is plural so gustar is plural, gustar)
the pronoun reflects who is doing the liking - Valene is singular, thus le which is singular!
- the structure los xxx de xxx does not have an article
las casas de madera, los tipos de carros, los árboles de piña
Me gusta la sal y la pimienta en mi comida.
“en” as preposition is often location

Question 7

Most compound words in Spanish are masculine and are formed by taking the verb and then adding the plural noun (very rarely is it in singular).

dishwashers, windshield, windshield wipers

Answer 7

La mayoría de las palabras compuestas en español son masculinas y se forman tomando el verbo y añadiendo después el sustantivo plural (muy raramente es en singular).
los lavaplatos
el parabrisas
el-los limpiaparabrisas
Bridas=breeze

Question 8

the umbrella
the life jacket
the dishwashers
the windshield
the windshield wiper
the windshield wipers

Answer 8

el paraguas
el salvavidas
los lavaplatos
el parabrisas
el-los limpiaparabrisas

Question 9

I have seen various pyramids in Egypt, Sudan, Guatemala and Mexico.

the pyramid

Answer 9

He visto varias pirámides de Egipto, Sudán, Guatemala y México.

la pirámide pee-RAH-mee-deh
- exception to the LONER = M rule

Question 10

Rye roots can be very deep.

the root

Answer 10

Las raíces del centeno pueden ser muy profundas.

centeno - (sehn-TEH-noh) - think send tea, no, send rye
la raíz - trilled rrrr
remember mnemonic -
ends in LONER - usually M
ends in DANIZÓ - usually F
La raíz ends in z thus fem

Question 11

(Ud.) Sorry for the delay but I spilled the honey and had to clean it up. What a mess!

Answer 11

Disculpe por la demora
Disculpe la demora
Perdón la demora
pero derramé la miel y tuve que limpiarla. ¡Qué lío/relajó!

la demora is LA
derramar - (deh-rrah-MAHR) = to spill
De ram it and spill it
La miel does not follows loner which would be masculine dani’zo is feminine

Question 12

I want to use sentences that give me problems.

Answer 12

Quiero usar frases que me den problemas. (I do not know which sentences…)
Quiero usar las frases que me dan problemas. (I do know which sentences give me problems.)
I want to use sentences that give me problems. How do you decide whether it is las frases or just frases????? You can use las frases pero you need to know which problems give you a problem, so you can´t use subj you use indicative. But if YOU DO NOT know which sentences give you problems, then you use frases in general without LAS and you use subjective.

Question 13

Pamela worked in the public health system so that people could have good health.

Answer 13

Pamela trabajaba en el sistema de salud pública para que la gente pudiera tener buena salud.
- so the pattern with tener and an abstract noun is to NOT use the article, yo no tengo paciencia pero Julio tiene

Question 14

The monkey said, “Fingers and hands are useful”.

Answer 14

El mono dijo: “Los dedos y las manos son útiles”.

OO-tee-lehs

Question 15

Florencia put on her socks.

Answer 15

Florencia se puso los calcetines.

Question 16

Juli and Julio love swimming.

Answer 16

A Juli y Julio les encanta nadar.

Question 17

I like the book.
I like the books.
He likes the book.
He likes the books.
We like the book.
We like the books.

Answer 17

Me gusta el libro.
Me gustan el libro.
Le gusta el libro.
Le gustan el libro.
Nos gusta el libro.
Nos gustan los libros.  
- REMEMBER it is the thing being liked that governs gustar conjugation, NOT the liker, but the personal pronoun needs to reflect whether it is me, you, he, them, us, etc. 
me, te, le, les, nos!!!!!!!

Question 18

The twins washed their faces.

Answer 18

Los gemelos se lavaron la cara.

you can say las caras but la cara is better because it is known they each have one face, it is singular

Question 19

The masked ball was on Saturday. It began at 9:30 pm.

Answer 19

El baile de disfraz fue el sábado. Comenzó a las nueve y media de la noche.
also could be the costume ball
el disfraz = the costume, the disguise

Question 20

The novel was written in Polish and translated into Greek.

Answer 20

Lo novela fue escrita en polaco y traducida al griego.
- no def article before polaco because there is an “en” but before griego, obj of a PREP other than en o de, in this case “a” there is

Question 21

the can opener, 
the can openers
the corkscrew, 
the corkscrews
the cork

Answer 21

el abrelatas, 
los abrelatas
el sacacorchos, 
los sacacorchos
el corcho
- remember, it is the verb plus the noun in usually plural -  abre (verb) latas (noun in plural) and most if not all are masculine and plural