Lecture in Lieu of Class

LECTURE IN LIEU OF CLASS MEETING for Thursday, March 25, 2010 : 

LECTURE IN LIEU OF CLASS MEETING for Thursday, March 25, 2010 Rosalind Arthur-Andoh, Ph.DCFLS 102 @ 8:00 and 9:25 for Thursday, March 25, 2010

INDEFINTE AND NEGATIVE SENTENCES : 

INDEFINTE AND NEGATIVE SENTENCES A, AN, SOME, SOMETHING, SOMEONE, ALWAYS, EITHER … OR, ALSO, AND THEIR NEGATIVE EQUIVALENTS

Indefinite refers to people or things in general , not specific, not particular : 

Indefinite refers to people or things in general , not specific, not particular Examples of indefinite We need a secretary. Some girls are very attractive. I borrow an airplane from my rich friends. Examples of definite We need the secretary now The Spanish girls we saw are very attractive.

Indefinite words and their negatives : 

Indefinite words and their negatives Un, una, unos, unas = a an, some algo = something alguién = someone, somebody algún, alguno-s, alguna-s = some, any siempre = always también = also, too o … o = either … or nada = nothing Nadie = someone, somebody ningún, ninguno-a = some, any nunca, jamás = never tampoco = neither ni …ni = neither … nor

How to write negative sentences : 

How to write negative sentences *Put the word “NO” in front of the verb with a subject (conjugated). Examples: Él es (he is) – él no es (he isn’t) Hay (there is/are) – No hay (there isn’t/aren’t) Yo tengo (I have) – Yo no tengo (I don’t have) Ellos van (they go) – Ellos no van (they don’t go) Nosotros leemos (we are reading) – Nosotros no leemos (we are not reading)

Slide 6: 

To write sentences with indefinte expressions in the negative, put NO before the conjugated verb and the negative equivalent of the expression after the verb. Examples: 1. Juan siempre se baña a medianoche. Juan no se baña nunca a medianoche. Alguién está buscando a mis amigos. No está buscando nadie a mis amigos. 3. Ellos tienen algo que me interesa mucho. Ellos no tienen nada que me interesa .

Slide 7: 

4. Yo quiero decorar mi cuarto con algunas flores. Yo no quiero decorar mis cuarto con ningunas flores. (or ningun flor) 5. Nosotros vamos a invitar o a Roberto o a Carlos a la fiesta. Nosotros no vamos a invitar ni a Juan ni a Carlos a la fiesta. 6. Tú también te afeitas antes de ducharte. Tú no te afeitas antes de ducharte tampoco.

Now write these sentences in the negative form then say them. : 

Now write these sentences in the negative form then say them. Yo tengo algunas amigas en Tampa, Florida. Mis hermanas quieren ver a alguién ahora. Nosotros vamos o al cine o a la fiesta de Leo. Estos turistas aquí quieren visitar España también. Los estudiantes siempre bailan cuando cantan. Uds. están comprando algo caro en una tienda en el centro comercial.

Please record the sentences in the previous slide and send it to me. : 

Please record the sentences in the previous slide and send it to me. Please follow the instructions for PowerPoint and author stream distributed in class. Do not forget to begin with your name, your class time and the date, please say all that in Spanish. Then give an oral response for the exercise mentioned above. Please mind your pronunciation. You have to be understood.