Juan se ríe de su hermano
Ella sonríe con Ángel
Ayer Juan lloró porque se cayó
Rodrigo se enojó conmigo
Ayer mi papá y mi tío se enojaron con Javier
Olivia se enferma mucho
Pancho discute con Félix muy feo
Ellos discuten sobre el plan de regreso a clases
Ellos olvidan de hacer la tarea
Los estudiantes siempre se portan bien
(Yo) No me siento bien porque me duele la cabeza
Hope it helps :), let me know if you have any questions <3
Either can be used, depending on whether the actual journalist/reporter is male or female. In general terms, though, the masculine (un) is used.
Answer:
1.
- REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Josefina SE LAVA las manos en el lavabo
- NO-REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Josefina LAVA la ropa en casa de su madre
2.
- REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Yo ME PONGO en el baño, delante del espejo
- NO-REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Yo PEINO a mi hermana todas las mañanas
3.
- REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Nosotros NOS PONEMOS nerviosos antes de un examen
- NO-REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Nosotros PONEMOS la toalla al lado de la ducha
4.
- REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Los estudiantes SE LEVANTAN muy temprano
- NO-REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Los estudiantes LEVANTAN la mano y hacen preguntas
Explanation:
To answer this exercise we first have to know what <u>REFLEXIVE VERBS</u> are because it is the main theme of our sentences.
<h3><em>
REFLEXIVE VERBS</em></h3>
They are a special kind of CONJUGATED VERBS that are transitive. It means that <u>the action expressed by the verb is affecting the subject of the sentence.</u> Thus, the person who does the action is the same person who receives that action.
<u>For example:</u> <em>Yo me peino</em> (I comb my hair); here I’m the person who is doing the action of “combing”, but my own hair is who is being combed, so I do and receive the action of the verb at the same time.
Verbs related to<u> personal routines</u> (for example combing, making up, dressing up, washing, having a bath, etc.) are commonly <u>REFLEXIVE VERBS</u>.
<u><em>GRAMMATICAL RULE:</em></u> It is really important to notice that REFLEXIVE VERBS are always accompanied by REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS, which are in charge of expressing who is receiving the action.
<h3><em>REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS</em></h3>
- Yo –Me
- Tú- Te
- ÉL/ella/usted- Se
- Nosotros-Nos
- Vosotros-Os
- Ellos-Se
Now, here we have the answers, please focus your attention in the conjugated verb and the reflexive pronoun that is always next to it. Each example has the same conjugated verb but one sentence is reflexive and the other isn’t.
<h2>ANSWERS</h2>
1.
- REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Josefina SE LAVA las manos en el lavabo
- NO-REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Josefina LAVA la ropa en casa de su madre
2.
- REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Yo ME PONGO en el baño, delante del espejo
- NO-REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Yo PEINO a mi hermana todas las mañanas
3.
- REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Nosotros NOS PONEMOS nerviosos antes de un examen
- NO-REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Nosotros PONEMOS la toalla al lado de la ducha
4.
- REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Los estudiantes SE LEVANTAN muy temprano
- NO-REFLEXIVE SENTENCE: Los estudiantes LEVANTAN la mano y hacen preguntas
Personally I can talk about Puertorricans. We get together with family and friends, organize dinners and parties and exchange gifts. The most fun we have is doing the Parrandas. This are random or pre - schedule musical visits to family and friends and if the people doing the parrandas are real musicians even paid parrandas can be arrange. In the parrandas we have traditional foods and drinks plus live music, Christmas traditional music. <span />
