[...]... Interrogative sentences and declarative sentences In Unit 1, you studied declarative sentences One way to create an interrogative sentence in Spanish is to use a declarative sentence that ends with a rising inflection The intonation communicates a question in spoken language Spanish question marks precede and follow all interrogative sentences in writing ¿ 1 declarative sentence 1 ?  interrogative sentence. .. no directly before the verb: subject 1 no 1 verb (affirmative sentence)  negative sentence Mario trabaja en aquella oficina Mario works in that office 8 Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Sentence Builder Mario no trabaja en aquella oficina Mario does not work in that office Other negative adverbs may be used to build negative declarative sentences The negative words nunca (never), jamás (never), tampoco... jamás     Negative declarative sentences with negative pronouns Note that the subject of the following sentences is a negative pronoun: nadie (no one), ninguno/a (no one), or nada (nothing) These pronouns appear with other negative words in the same sentence: Mañana no viene nadie No hay ningún problema Ninguno salió de su casa 10 Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Sentence Builder Tomorrow no one will... la ciudad Pretérito Futuro 2   Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Sentence Builder 4 Trabaja en una oficina del gobierno Pretérito  Futuro  5 Marcos viaja a Santiago también Pretérito  Futuro  Word order in declarative sentences In English, the natural word order of the parts of a sentence is: subject 1 verb 1 object This is also the most frequent word order in Spanish: subject 1 verb 1 object Mario... vivir (él) en la ciudad / en el campo  Tag questions Another way of forming a question, in both English and Spanish, is to add a tag question to the end of a declarative sentence: declarative sentence 1 , 1 ¿ 1 tag 1 ?  tag question Tienes dinero, ¿no? 18 Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Sentence Builder You have some money, don’t you? Tag questions are used in informal spoken communication Most likely,... object nouns In Spanish, the direct object (complemento directo) usually follows the verb: subject 1 verb 1 direct object El juez dictó la sentencia 4 Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Sentence Builder The judge pronounced the sentence In the previous sentence, these syntactical elements can be identified: El juez is the subject of the verb, in this case a person who does the action of the verb Dictó... and will in the future tense, always precedes the verb in English Remember that these words do not translate into Spanish ¿Viven tus hermanos en Miami? ¿Veis (vosotros) este programa? ¿Recibieron los chicos el paquete? ¿Vendrá el cartero mañana? 14 Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Sentence Builder Do your brothers live in Miami? Do you watch this program? Did the children receive the package? Will the... paréntesis 1 Do you (Ud.) need help?  2 Do you (Uds.) see the children?  16 Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Sentence Builder 3 Did you (Uds.) arrive yet?  4 Did you (Ud.) give (hacer) a donation?  5 Did you (Uds.) return (entregar) the car?  6 Do you (Ud.) want a seat near a window?  Polite phrases in interrogative sentences Another to way to communicate a polite question is to use a phrase,... apartamento  Negative declarative sentences Declarative sentences are not all affirmative; some are negative Not all affirmative sentences require an affirmative word However, negative sentences must include negative words These negative words are adverbs that modify the action of the verb In Spanish, a simple way to turn an affirmative sentence into a negative sentence is to place the word no directly... Canadá?   3 ¿La capital de Chile es Santiago?   4 ¿El Mar Caribe está cerca de Panamá?   5 ¿España es parte de Sur América?   20 Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Sentence Builder ·3 · Questions and answers In the previous chapter, you saw a variety of ways to build interrogative sentences and form questions In this chapter, you will continue practicing interrogative structures that ask for more precise . alt="" PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Spanish Sentence Builder PMP_titlepages.indd 4 4/22/09 4:57:58 PM This page intentionally left blank PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT Gilda Nissenberg Spanish Sentence Builder New. start a sentence and a period indicates the end of the message. Declarative sentences and word order 2 Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Sentence Builder Declarative sentences A declarative sentence. object. It receives the action (done for him). 8 Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Sentence Builder A few more examples follow. Note that, in these sentences, the preposition a is not the per- sonal