A witty, fast-paced guide to eliminating those annoying and frustrating Spanish bloopers Mixing genders, inverting subjects and objects, and trusting falsos amigos (a.k.a., false cognates) are just a few of the blunders English-speaking Spanish-language learners commonly make. In Correct Your Spanish Blunders, veteran Spanish teacher Jean Yates identifies these and other common trouble spots and clearly explains the reasons behind them. You will discover how grammar patterns of Spanish differ from those of English and why trying to translate word for word, structure for structure, from English, can lead to big trouble.
You will learn to break bad habits and correct your mistakes while developing a much more natural feel for Spanish language patterns with the help of:
More than 1,000 highlighted examples of common blunders to avoid A free app available on iTunes for interactive practice for obliterating those blunders Numerous examples and practical exercises Quick-reference panels for checking correct tense forms A ""Hall of Shame"" compendium of bad errors to recognize and correct
By:
Jean Yates
Imprint: McGraw Hill
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 208mm,
Width: 142mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 449g
ISBN: 9780071773003
ISBN 10: 0071773002
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 28 August 2012
Audience:
College/higher education
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Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction PRONUNCIATION AND SPELLING Pronunciation Spelling Capitalization Punctuation GRAMMAR Nouns Numbers Noun determiners Descriptive Adjectives Verbs The Infinitive Types of Verbs The Indicative Mood The Conditional The Subjunctive Mood Reported Speech Subjects, Objects, and Their Pronouns Adverbs and Prepositions with Adverbial Functions Other Prepositions Conjunctions VOCABULARY Words Constructions CATCH THE BLUNDERS ANSWER KEYS INDEX OF SPANISH WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS SUBJECT INDEX
Jean Yates Ph.D., is an experienced educator and teacher of Spanish at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. She is also a successful author of learning materials for Spanish and English for Spanish speakers.
