Grade 12 · lesson 2 of 4

Repair a Speaker–Verb Mismatch

A finite verb must match the supplied grammatical person and number.

About 25 minutes, plus any extended practice

Supplied materials

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The stated writer is yo; the action is present hablar. Flawed draft: “yo hablas”. Preserve the writer and action. Which replacement verb repairs the draft? Candidate answers: (A) habla (B) hablamos (C) hablas (D) hablo.
The stated writer is tú; the action is present comer. Flawed draft: “tú come”. Preserve the writer and action. Which replacement verb repairs the draft? Candidate answers: (A) come (B) comemos (C) comes (D) como.

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Revision checks more than fluent appearance. A corrected message should preserve its assigned speaker, referent and intended relationship while fixing a precise agreement, accent or register problem. Use only the fictional texts supplied here. A finite verb must match the supplied grammatical person and number. When revising a record with a fixed writer, changing the writer to fit an incorrect verb would change meaning rather than repair the assigned sentence.

Keep the named subject and infinitive action fixed. Derive the present form from its ar/er/ir class, then replace only the wrong finite verb. Check the result by explicitly naming the person and number encoded by its ending.

Do not select another valid form merely because it is familiar. The draft supplies a specific speaker. Some subject pronouns can be omitted in ordinary Spanish, but this task keeps them visible to make the required agreement definite.

Copy the supplied example and underline its speaker, noun, time cue or evidence words.
Apply the shown language rule; keep any required ending, accent or paired punctuation.
Solve the changed independent check, then explain why one offered alternative fails.
Complete all three new practice cases and use the model to correct the precise word or meaning.

Worked example

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Supplied case: The stated writer is yo; the action is present hablar. Flawed draft: “yo hablas”. Preserve the writer and action. Which replacement verb repairs the draft? Candidate answers: (A) habla (B) hablamos (C) hablas (D) hablo. Solution: The named subject yo requires hablo from the supplied regular present pattern. Replace hablas with hablo; do not change the subject to justify the original error. The repaired statement preserves the requested speaker and action. Final result: hablo. Do not select another valid form merely because it is familiar. The draft supplies a specific speaker. Some subject pronouns can be omitted in ordinary Spanish, but this task keeps them visible to make the required agreement definite.

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Helpful tips

Keep the named subject and infinitive action fixed.
Do not select another valid form merely because it is familiar.

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comes

The named subject tú requires comes from the supplied regular present pattern. Replace come with comes; do not change the subject to justify the original error. The repaired statement preserves the requested speaker and action.

Take it further

The stated writer is yo; the action is present estudiar. Flawed draft: “yo estudias”. Preserve the writer and action. Which replacement verb repairs the draft? Candidate answers: (A) estudia (B) estudiamos (C) estudias (D) estudio. Expected result: estudio. The named subject yo requires estudio from the supplied regular present pattern. Replace estudias with estudio; do not change the subject to justify the original error. The repaired statement preserves the requested speaker and action.

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More practice: try new cases

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1. The stated writer is ella; the action is present vivir. Flawed draft: “ella vivimos”. Preserve the writer and action. Which replacement verb repairs the draft?vivovivesvivimosvive

Need a hint?

Keep the named subject and infinitive action fixed.
Do not select another valid form merely because it is familiar.

2. The stated writer is nosotros; the action is present estudiar. Flawed draft: “nosotros estudian”. Preserve the writer and action. Which replacement verb repairs the draft?estudiamosestudioestudiasestudia

Need a hint?

Keep the named subject and infinitive action fixed.
Do not select another valid form merely because it is familiar.

3. The stated writer is ustedes; the action is present hablar. Flawed draft: “ustedes hablo”. Preserve the writer and action. Which replacement verb repairs the draft?hablohablanhablashabla

Need a hint?

Keep the named subject and infinitive action fixed.
Do not select another valid form merely because it is familiar.

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