prepostions test - para/por

jrhartley · #1 09-22-2009, 10:46 AM

SPANISH PREPOSITIONS: PARA or POR? 4 | Practice using POR and PARA

CFA123 · #2 09-22-2009, 11:38 AM

80%... #3 & #7 wrong.
I kinda feel good about that... if I'm getting 80% correct in daily usage, that's a big step forward for me. next stop, 100%!

whirleybird · #3 09-22-2009, 03:29 PM

Also got 8 out of 10 - number 2 and number 6 were incorrect. I, too, was quite pleased with that result! Only problem is that am not certain why they were right or wrong :-)

2dlight · #4 09-22-2009, 03:52 PM

10 out of 10 due to reading in Spanish daily eventhough I don't speak it daily.

sawsky · #5 09-22-2009, 04:07 PM

80% 2 and five wrong not bad for me

CFA123 · #6 09-22-2009, 05:04 PM

Took it again... 9 out of 10... still missed #7.

Good thing is, didn't feel I was guessing at any of them. Even for #7, I had my reasons

La Mariposa · #7 09-22-2009, 06:32 PM

10 out of 10

jrhartley · #8 09-22-2009, 06:34 PM

there are more tests in the left hand corner - but some are even too easy para mí

Norma Rosa · #9 09-22-2009, 06:43 PM

[QUOTE=whirleybird;794236]Also got 8 out of 10 - number 2 and number 6 were incorrect. I, too, was quite pleased with that result! Only problem is that am not certain why they were right or wrong :-)[/QUOTE

#2, not a good sentence on a test. It could be either one, although the meaning changes:
El e-mail fue enviado para Roberto. =The e-mail was sent for Roberto.
El e-mail fue enviado por Roberto. = The e-mail was sent by Roberto.

In #6 you need para to indicate the use or purpose of a thing, even if the sentence is negative.
Estos zapatos son (no son) para correr. (These shoes are for running.)
Este vaso es para agua solamente. (This glass is only for water.)

Hope this helps.

whirleybird · #10 09-22-2009, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norma Rosa

#2, not a good sentence on a test. It could be either one, although the meaning changes:
El e-mail fue enviado para Roberto. =The e-mail was sent for Roberto.
El e-mail fue enviado por Roberto. = The e-mail was sent by Roberto.

In #6 you need para to indicate the use or purpose of a thing, even if the sentence is negative.
Estos zapatos son (no son) para correr. (These shoes are for running.)
Este vaso es para agua solamente. (This glass is only for water.)

Hope this helps.

Yes, a great help, thank you.