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Spanish punctuation is for the most part like English's. However, there are a few significant differences. |
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question marks
beginning and the end of a
question
inverted
at the beginning of every
question
used at the end
of every question.
If a sentence contains more than a
question, the question marks frame the question only. |
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| For example: ¿Qué fecha es hoy? (What's the date today?) | ||
| For example: Vamos al cine, ¿verdad? (How are you?) | ||
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Exclamation point
beginning and the end of a exclamation
inverted
at the beginning of every exclamation
used at the end of every exclamation
If a sentence contains more than the exclamation, the
exclamation pointsamation points frame the exclamation only |
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| For example: ¡Qué bueno! (How good!) | ||
| For example: Sofia, ¡oye! Sofia, listen!!) | ||
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Accent marks over vowels (á, é, í, ó, ú) show which syllable is stressed. sometimes to distinguish between two words accent marks
are part of spelling
words When learning new words, it is
important to memorize where the accent marks are as part of
the spelling. |
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la gramática
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tú
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estás
means "you are" estas
means "these" |
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A tilde is the mark found on an ñ. It indicates the sound of "ny" as in "canyon." |
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mañana (tomorrow) |
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