Accent Marks
The function of an accent is to indicate...
stress/emphasis
porque means...
"because"
Él means...
What is "he/him"
Are nationalities capitalized?
No (ej. ecuatoriano)
What is the difference between "sí" and si"
Sí (with accent) means "yes" and si (no accent) means "if"
Spanish question words must have...
accents
Solo means...
"alone"
Are languages capitalized?
No
Is this sentence written correctly: "Mi cumpleaños es en Abril."
No--"abril"
When Spanish question words do not have accent marks their meanings are...
different
Sé means...
"i know"
Are countries capitalized?
Yes
Which word in the sentence needs to be capitalized? "El estadounidense va a salir el lunes para subir las montañas de argentina".
"Argentina"
If you do not put accent where it is suppose to go you spell the word...
incorrectly/wrong
Cómo means...
"how"
Names of people are...
"always capitalized"
What is the difference between publicó, publico and público?
Publicó means "[They] published," publico means "I publish" and público means "public."
The kinds of letters that can have accents are
Vowels
Se without the accent is used with this kind of verb
Reflexive (like llamarse --> se llama)
Are months, days of the week and seasons of the year capitilized?
No
(except names of holidays--la Navidad!)
Which word does not need to be capitalized? "Mi vecino Dr. Andy es un profesor y habla Español."
"español"