Spanish Question Formation
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What are the two punctuation marks used to indicate a question in Spanish?

¿ and ?

What change is made to the sentence structure when converting a statement to a question in Spanish?

The subject and verb are swapped.

How would you ask 'I go to school by bike' in Spanish?

¿Voy al colegio en bicicleta?

What is the correct way to ask 'Do they go to school by bus' in Spanish?

<p>¿Van al colegio en autobús?</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to use question marks in Spanish?

<p>To indicate that the sentence is a question.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What Spanish question word is used to ask for a specific time?

<p>¿Cuándo?</p> Signup and view all the answers

What question word is used in Spanish to ask for a location or direction?

<p>¿Dónde?</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct Spanish question word to ask 'Why' in English?

<p>¿Por qué?</p> Signup and view all the answers

What question word is used in Spanish to ask for a quantity or amount?

<p>¿Cuánto/a/os/as?</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct Spanish question word to ask 'What' in English?

<p>¿Qué?</p> Signup and view all the answers

What do you put in front of the verb in Spanish to make a negative sentence?

<p>no</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the Spanish words for 'nobody', 'nothing', and 'never'?

<p>nadie, nada, nunca</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does 'ninguno' change when used with a masculine singular noun?

<p>It loses the -o</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct way to respond to '¿Tienes algunas sillas?'?

<p>No, no tengo ninguna.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the meaning of 'tampoco' in Spanish?

<p>neither, not either</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct way to respond to '¿Hay algunos cuartos disponibles?'?

<p>No, no hay ninguno.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Forming Questions in Spanish

  • To form a question in Spanish, question marks are placed before and after the statement (¿?)
  • The word order is changed by swapping the subject (name) and the verb

Examples of Question Formation

  • Statement: Juan va al colegio a pie. (Juan goes to school by foot.)

  • Question: ¿Va Juan al colegio a pie? (Does Juan go to school by foot?)

  • Statement: Voy al colegio en coche. (I go to school by car.)

  • Question: ¿Vas al colegio en coche? (Do you go to school by car?)

  • Statement: Vamos al colegio en tren. (We go to school by train.)

  • Question: ¿Vais al colegio en tren? (Do ye go to school by train?)

Spanish Question Words

  • ¿Quién? is the Spanish question word for "Who?"
  • ¿Cuándo? is used to ask "When?"
  • ¿Dónde? is the question word for "Where?"
  • ¿Cómo? is used to ask "How?"
  • ¿Por qué? is the question word for "Why?"
  • ¿Para qué? is used to ask "For what?"
  • ¿Hay? is used to ask "Is/are there?"
  • ¿Qué? is the question word for "What?"
  • ¿Cuánto/a/os/as? is used to ask "How many/much?"
  • ¿Cuál/es? is used to ask "Which/what?"

Forming Negatives in Spanish

  • To form a negative sentence in Spanish, simply put "no" in front of the verb.
  • Examples: Juan no va al colegio a pie (Juan doesn't go to school by foot), No voy al colegio en coche (I don't go to school by car), No vamos al colegio en tren (We don't go to school by train).

Key Spanish Negatives

  • Ninguno/a/os/as: means "none", "not any", and agrees with the noun in gender and number.
  • Nadie: means "nobody", "not anyone".
  • Nada: means "nothing", "not anything".
  • Tampoco: means "neither", "not either".
  • Nunca/jamás: means "never".
  • Ni……ni: means "neither", "nor".

Using 'Ninguno'

  • Ninguno changes to agree with the noun in gender and number.
  • Alguno and ninguno drop the -o before a masculine singular noun.
  • Examples:
    • ¿Tienes algún libro? (Do you have a book?) → No, no tengo ningún libro (No, I don't have any book).
    • ¿Tienes algunas sillas? (Are there any chairs?) → No, no tengo ninguna (No, there is none).
    • ¿Hay algunos cuartos disponibles? (Are there any rooms available?) → No, no hay ninguno (No, there is none).

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