Question

Read the sentences and choose the correct categories of the verb ser used in the sentences. Marta es mi mamá y es paciente. Date and personality characteristics Relationship and time Origin and date Relationship, personality characteristics

Answer 1

Relationship (Marta is my mom), personality characteristics are used (Marta is patient).

Answer 2

Answer:

Relationship, personality characteristics

Explanation:

The verb “ser” along with the verb “estar” are the equivalent of the verb “to be” in English. The verb ser is is mainly used to indicate occupation, nationality, origin, personality traits, characteristics in general, the time (days, dates, years, and the time on the clock), the general weather of a region and relationships; and it is conjugated like this: Yo soy, nosotros somos, tú eres, ustedes/ellos son, él/ella/eso es.

In the sentence, the first “ser” in “Marta es mi mamá” is being used to indicate the relationship that the speaker has with Marta, and the second verb in “es paciente” is being used to express a personality trait of Marta.