Question

"This is my like, 5th one the teacher gave me and I can’t think of any more fake/made-up rules that are used in Spanish… Write down what you think is a rule that could explain what makes a sentence grammatically correct or not. For example, you might write something like: ‘verbs always match nouns in number, and they usually come before the noun.’ Keep in mind that what you’re after is your hunch, NOT a grammar rule from a textbook. One made up rule I used before was: ‘Adjectives come AFTER the noun. For example, chica pelirroja. Chica means girl, and pelirroja means redhead.’"

Answer 1

A hypothetical Spanish grammar rule could be that the order of words in a sentence is flexible, as long as the verb is placed after the subject. This demonstrates the flexibility of sentence structure but is not a formal grammar rule.

Step-by-step explanation:

A hypothetical rule for Spanish grammar could be: 'The order of words in a sentence is flexible as long as the verb is placed after the subject.' For instance, in English, we say 'The girl ate the apple.' In Spanish, it's structured differently: 'La niña la manzana comió.' This means the same thing, but with different word order. Even though it is not completely correct according to the formal Spanish grammar rules, it could give the sense of a sentence having a humble tone or indirect expression, similar to how a poet might construct their sentences.

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