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Question
mine whether the following negative commands are grammatically correct or incorrect.
no digas mentiras.
no te estacionas aquí.
no te duches hoy.
no sé impaciente.
no te subes al autobús.
no compres dulces.
correct
incorrect
Response
To determine the correctness, we analyze each negative command (using Spanish informal negative commands, "tú" form: "no + subjunctive of verb"):
1. "No digas mentiras."
- Verb: decir (subjunctive tú: digas). Correct structure: No + subjunctive (tú). Correct
2. "No te estacionas aquí."
- Informal negative commands use the subjunctive, but estacionas is the indicative (present simple tú: estacionar → estacionas). Correct form should be No te estaciones aquí. Incorrect
3. "No te duches hoy."
- Verb: ducharse (reflexive, subjunctive tú: duches). Structure: No + subjunctive (tú, reflexive). Correct
4. "No sé impaciente."
- For "tú" commands, reflexive verb ser (subjunctive tú: seas), and the subject is "tú" (implied). Correct form: No seas impaciente. "Sé" is the imperative of ser (affirmative: Sé impaciente), but negative command needs subjunctive. Incorrect
5. "No te subes al autobús."
- subes is indicative (present simple tú: subir → subes). Correct subjunctive form: No te subas al autobús. Incorrect
6. "No compres dulces."
- Verb: comprar (subjunctive tú: compres). Structure: No + subjunctive (tú). Correct
Final Categorization:
- Correct: "No digas mentiras.", "No te duches hoy.", "No compres dulces."
- Incorrect: "No te estacionas aquí.", "No sé impaciente.", "No te subes al autobús."
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Correct:
- No digas mentiras.
- No te duches hoy.
- No compres dulces.
Incorrect:
- No te estacionas aquí.
- No sé impaciente.
- No te subes al autobús.