Typo on hint for exercise Classical Music in Mexico

John O.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Typo on hint for exercise Classical Music in Mexico

Hola Inma,

The hint for the phrase "The clergy was the principal promotor ....." is to use the singular form of the verb for 'the clergy'." It should be singular form of the noun.

I enjoyed the history lesson in this exercise and definitely learned from seeing how the verbs "fundarse and instruirse" were used.

Saludos

John

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InmaNative Spanish expert teacher in KwiziqCorrect answer

Hola John

Glad you enjoyed it.

I think the hint is there saying "use the verb in singular for "clergy" to make you aware that the verb needs to be conjugated as the 3rd person singular (fue, era), not 3rd plural (fueron, eran). As a collective noun, in Spanish we use it in singular as opposed to the English "the clergy were..." 

Inma

Typo on hint for exercise Classical Music in Mexico

Hola Inma,

The hint for the phrase "The clergy was the principal promotor ....." is to use the singular form of the verb for 'the clergy'." It should be singular form of the noun.

I enjoyed the history lesson in this exercise and definitely learned from seeing how the verbs "fundarse and instruirse" were used.

Saludos

John

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