Grammar explanations

Question 1

“Más de” o “más que”

Answer 1

• más de= more than when refering to numbers
• más que = compares 2 things

Question 2

“Lo más” o “el más”

Answer 2

lo más:
* used to refer to something abstract e.g. lo más dificil. Lo más + adjective/adverb
* the maximum
el más:
* used as a comparative e.g. the more inteligente of the 2- el más inteligente de los dos.

Question 3

Por vs Para

Answer 3

Por:
* because of
Para:
* in order to

Question 4

De los que

Answer 4

to refer to more than one thing or person

Question 5

“de que” o “que”

Answer 5

de que:
* connects a sentence with its subordinate
que:
* Use que to introduce a clause that provides more information about a noun

Question 6

how to decide between “de que” o “que”?

Answer 6

• Try changing “that” to “which” in the English translation.
• If the sentence still makes sense, then use que.
• Otherwise, use de que.
• e.g. Tenía la sensación de que me iba a pasar algo- I had the feeling that something was going to happen to me.
• Una de las cosas que tenía que aprender era cocinar- One of the things that I had to learn was cooking

Question 7

impersonal “a”

Answer 7

the preposition “a” is used to introduce a person as the direct object of a sentence e.g. “Jorge llama a María”