W4 - Verbs and phrases for retelling a story

Question 1

ya que

Answer 1

since/considering the fact that

Question 2

educar

Answer 2

to teach good manners to

Question 3

bien educado

Answer 3

one who has good manners

Question 4

una persona culta

Answer 4

well-educated person

Question 5

el más… de todo el grupo

Answer 5

pattern used for expressing a superlative

Question 6

sí

Answer 6

directly after a noun or pronoun; emphasizes contrast to the previous negative statement

Question 7

estar a punto de

Answer 7

followed by an infinitive it means “to be about to do something”

Question 8

para

Answer 8

used to compare someone or something with others of the same category

Question 9

por ser

Answer 9

used to show that being in a particular category is the reason for a reality

Question 10

aconsejar que

Answer 10

to give advice (followed by a verb in the subjunctive)

Question 11

avisar

Answer 11

to inform, usually of something important

Question 12

advertir

Answer 12

to warn

Question 13

anunciar

Answer 13

to advertise/to announce

Question 14

subject + verb (preterite or imperfect) + que + verb (imperfect)

Answer 14

formula for indirect quote or reported speech

Question 15

subject + verb (preterite or imperfect) + si + verb (imperfect)

Answer 15

formula to report a yes-or-no question

Question 16

subject + verb (preterite or imperfect) + que sí or que no + verb (imperfect)

Answer 16

formula to report an answer to a yes-or-no question