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Descriptive Statements:
- Demonstrate knowledge of the phonology of Spanish (e.g., sound system, phonological processes).
- Demonstrate knowledge of the morphology of Spanish (e.g., inflectional endings, word formation).
- Demonstrate knowledge of the syntax of Spanish (e.g., word order).
- Demonstrate knowledge of the pragmatics and sociolinguistics of Spanish (e.g., register, social norms).
- Demonstrate knowledge of linguistic variations within Spanish.
- Compare and contrast the language structures of Spanish and English.
Sample Item:
¿Cuál de los siguientes sufijos se añade para formar un adverbio en español?
- –able
- –mente
- –ismo
- –ona
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B. This question requires the examinee to demonstrate an understanding of the language
structures of Spanish. Many Spanish adverbs are formed using the suffix –mente, added to a common form of an
adjective, e.g., hábilmente. If the adjective has different masculine and feminine forms, –mente is added to
the feminine form, e.g., silenciosamente.
Descriptive Statements:
- Transform sentences or short passages in Spanish according to given instructions (e.g., transforming the tense or mood of a sentence or passage, transforming a positive statement into a negative one).
- Analyze sentences in Spanish to determine grammatically correct words to complete them.
- Analyze short passages in Spanish to determine grammatically correct phrases or sentences to complete them.
- Identify the appropriate pragmatic or sociolinguistic use of words and phrases in Spanish.
- Correct morphological and syntactic errors in Spanish.
- Correct pragmatic and sociolinguistic errors in Spanish.
Sample Item:
¿Cuál de las siguientes oraciones es correcta?
- Saldremos tan pronto como termine su trabajo.
- Saldríamos tan pronto como termina su trabajo.
- Salgamos tan pronto como terminará su trabajo.
- Salimos tan pronto como terminará su trabajo.
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A. This question requires the examinee to apply knowledge of the language structures of Spanish.
The sentence has two conjugated verbs in two separate clauses, one main and one subordinate, and follows Spanish
sequence of tense grammar conventions. When a main clause verb is in the future tense, a subordinate clause,
linked by a conjunction that conveys uncertainty, is in the present subjunctive. The first verb, salir
(future tense, main clause), is followed by tan pronto como. This conjunction creates a setting for the second
action to be carried out in the future, using the verb terminar. However, the action of the second verb may or
may not occur, given the uncertainty introduced by tan pronto como.
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