How to use this book |
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Glossary |
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1.1 General written accentuation rules in Spanish |
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2 | (1) |
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3 | (1) |
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1.4 Accents with enclitic pronouns |
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4 | (1) |
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1.5 Accents on upper case vowels |
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4 | (1) |
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4 | (2) |
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6 | (12) |
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6 | (2) |
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8 | (3) |
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11 | (2) |
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13 | (1) |
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2.5 Diminutive, augmentative and pejorative suffixes |
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14 | (4) |
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18 | (8) |
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18 | (5) |
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3.2 The indefinite article |
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23 | (3) |
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26 | (12) |
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4.1 Agreement in gender and number |
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26 | (3) |
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4.2 Shortened forms and change of meaning |
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29 | (1) |
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4.3 Comparison of adjectives |
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30 | (4) |
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34 | (2) |
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4.5 Comparison of adverbs, nouns and verbs |
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36 | (2) |
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38 | (16) |
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38 | (4) |
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42 | (2) |
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5.3 Direct object pronouns |
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44 | (3) |
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5.4 Indirect object pronouns |
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47 | (2) |
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5.5 Object pronouns with prepositions |
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49 | (2) |
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5.6 Order of object pronouns |
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51 | (3) |
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54 | (3) |
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57 | (4) |
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7.1 Possessive adjectives |
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57 | (2) |
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59 | (2) |
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61 | (7) |
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61 | (3) |
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64 | (2) |
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8.3 Collective numbers and fractions |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (5) |
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73 | (5) |
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78 | (5) |
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83 | (14) |
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97 | (6) |
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103 | (3) |
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15 Impersonal forms of the verb |
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106 | (9) |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (3) |
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16 Present tenses of the indicative |
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115 | (6) |
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115 | (4) |
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16.2 The present continuous |
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119 | (2) |
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17 Future tenses of the indicative |
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121 | (7) |
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17.1 The future with ir a |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (3) |
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17.3 The future continuous |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (2) |
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18 Past tenses of the indicative |
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128 | (18) |
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128 | (2) |
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18.2 The imperfect continuous |
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130 | (1) |
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131 | (4) |
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18.4 Choosing between the preterite and the imperfect |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (5) |
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18.6 The perfect continuous |
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142 | (1) |
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143 | (2) |
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18.8 The pluperfect continuous |
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145 | (1) |
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146 | (5) |
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151 | (5) |
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151 | (2) |
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20.2 The conditional perfect |
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153 | (3) |
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156 | (11) |
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21.1 The present subjunctive |
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156 | (4) |
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21.2 The perfect subjunctive |
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160 | (2) |
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21.3 The imperfect subjunctive |
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162 | (2) |
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21.4 The pluperfect subjunctive |
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164 | (3) |
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167 | (12) |
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22.1 To be: ser and estar |
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167 | (3) |
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170 | (1) |
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22.3 Gustar and similar verbs |
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171 | (2) |
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22.4 Soler and acostumbrar |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (5) |
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23 Special verb constructions |
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179 | (10) |
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23.1 Impersonal sentences |
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179 | (2) |
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181 | (4) |
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185 | (4) |
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24 Sentence organisation: the simple sentence |
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189 | (3) |
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192 | (5) |
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26 Sentence organisation: compound and complex sentences |
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197 | (30) |
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26.1 The compound sentence |
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197 | (3) |
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26.2 The complex sentence |
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200 | (1) |
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201 | (2) |
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26.4 The adjectival or relative clause |
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203 | (7) |
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26.5 The adverbial clause |
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210 | (9) |
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219 | (4) |
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26.7 The conditional sentence |
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223 | (4) |
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227 | (6) |
Appendix: verb tables |
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233 | (10) |
Key to exercises |
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243 | (24) |
Bibliography |
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267 | (2) |
Grammatical Index |
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