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R Z.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Definite article?

Puse solo la mitad de la harina en el bol.

I only put half the (quantity of) flour in the bowl.

Ella tiene el doble de hermanos que él.

She has twice as many siblings as he does.

Why is it de LA harina, but not de LOS hermanos? Is the definite article always skipped after doble de? There was a quiz question for "________ tiempo" meant to be filled with doble. Would it be "el doble de" or "el doble del"?

Asked 6 years ago

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Lynne W.A2KwizIQ community member

where is the test for this grammar lesson?

I keep trying to learn different grammar points, but all I ever get is VERB tests after VERB test. What is wrong with this program!!!!!

Asked 5 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Sospechar for “to know”¡________ de nuestros encuentros! I wonder what your husband would think if he knew of our encounters!Si tu marido sospechara. Hola, I can’t find a dictionary with sospechar meaning to know. Should the verb be saber? Muchas gracias, Shirley.

Asked 2 years ago

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Alan T.C1KwizIQ community member

and the 2000's ?

What about the (even in English) problematic decade of 2000-2009?

or 2010-2019 ?

Asked 4 years ago

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Shirley S.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Hacía and hacia both correct?________ muchos años que quería ir a Japón y de repente me decidí. Why is hacia also correct?HacíaHacia

Asked 5 years ago

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Wendy P.C1KwizIQ community member

Cómpraselo usage

Can this not also mean buy it for yourself in a formal you? Don’t worry I have just worked it out. My error.

Asked 3 years ago

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Andrew H.A2KwizIQ community member

Unexpained les in normal sentence structure3Les _________ que prueben un vino Ribera de Duero. We recommend that you try a Ribera de Duero wine.(HINT: Conjugate "recomendar" in El Presente)Question:When I saw the "les", I had thought that recomendar might have been an inverted verb (like gustar)..... but.... apparently not.So..... why is there a "les"??? Transitive verbs require a direct object pronoun..... but.... les is an indirect object pronoun!recomiendorecomendorecomindorecomendamos

Asked 5 years ago

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Jack R.A1KwizIQ community member

estar vs ser

In the test question: Después de mucho uso, la vela de cera ____doblada. I used “es” vs “está” as a bent over candle seems to be a permanent condition. Wouldn’t “es” be correct in this sentence also? Thanks

Asked 5 years ago

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James G.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

I was wrong

I have reason to believe that my report of incorrect grading may have been incorrect itself all along. I have been copying and pasting the quizzes before submitting them and have seen that my reading of the questions has not been as conscientious as it could or should have been.

¡qué tonta!

Asked 6 years ago

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Busy B.A1KwizIQ community member

Hay vs tiene

In the quiz to find out which level you are, I was marked wrong for putting "hay" instead of "tiene" in the question about the city having a pool. Why is it giving me two different answers now?

Asked 3 years ago

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