1. The structure of a sentence

2. Sentences always have a subject What is a subject?  Someone or something that is being described or is doing something. For example:  The dog runs in the park.  Sasha is my best friend.  He is very funny.

3. And the same goes for Spanish… For example:  El perro corre en el parque. The dog runs in the park.  Sasha es mi mejora amiga. Sasha is my best friend.  Él es muy cómico. He is very funny.

4. Sentences always have a verb What is a verb?  An action word that says what the subject is doing. For example:  The dog runs in the park.  Sasha is my best friend.  He is very funny.

5. And the same goes for Spanish… For example:  El perro corre en el parque. The dog runs in the park.  Sasha es mi mejora amiga. Sasha is my best friend.  Él es muy cómico. He is very funny.

6. In both English and Spanish, subjects can be replaced by pronouns  José walks home. → He walks home.  José camina a casa. → Él camina a casa. NOTE: In English, sentences ALWAYS have a subject or a pronoun… but in Spanish, the subject or pronoun can be left out if everyone knows who you are talking about. They may be included for emphasis or clarification.  María is from Spain. She is my friend.  María es de España. Es mi amiga.

7. What are the subject pronouns? Singularplural I = YoWe = Nosotros You (informal) = TúYou all (informal Spain) = Vosotros He = Él She = Ella You (formal ) = Usted They (males) = Ellos They (females) = Ellas You all (formal) = Ustedes

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