<h3>What is the best translation for the following sentence?</h3><h3>The Asian figurines are <u>smaller</u> than the Mexican dolls.</h3>
Answer:Las figuritas de Asia son <u>menos grandes</u> que las muñecas de México.
Asian figurines are less large than Mexican dolls.
Explanation: the comparatives "menos grandes" and "más pequeñas" have a similar meaning. "Menos grandes" means "less large" and "más pequeñas" means smaller.
Explanation: Because if María says this she would be recognizing that Juan is more intelligent than her and always people believe that they are smarter than other people.
The first statement is true. The second statement is false. The imperfect tense is setting up for something to happen. The last statement is false. The preterit tense is used to describe something that happened in the past.