Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

Writing

praxis prep

QuestionAnswer
Format for opening in letters use : not , -- Estimada señora Petunia:
Format for punctuation and quotations punctuation goes outside of quotations -- “Te quiero”.
Format for dialogue use a dash to open a dialogue (instead of quotation marks) and to enclose the dialogue tag (instead of commas). -- Lo amo –dijo ella–. Siempre lo he amado.
Estimado/a Dear...
Saludos Regards (semi-formal letters)
Cordialmente/Atentamente yours sincerely (formal letters)
Essay writing: en mi opinión in my opinion
Essay writing: me parece que it seems to me that
Essay writing: creo que i believe that
Essay writing: no creo que i don't believe that (subjunctive!)
Essay writing: es evidente que its evident that
Essay writing: Es necesario que its necessary that (subjunctive!)
Essay writing: estoy de acuerdo i agree
Essay writing: no estoy de acuerdo i don't agree
Essay writing: es falso que its false that
Essay writing: según according to
Essay writing: demostrar (se demuestra) to demonstrate (it demonstrates)
Essay writing: la fuente the source
Essay writing: en conclusión in conclusion
Essay writing: por esta razón for this reason
Essay writing: en resumen in summary
por qué why
porque, ya que, debido a que, puesto que because
el porqué the reason (Nadie sabe el porqué de tus acciones = No one knows the reasons for your actions) (advanced!)
por que for which, that, by which (Las razones por que protestaron eran claras = The reasons for which they protested were clear) (formal)
Try to use relative clauses (example) La mujer que vive en esa casa es profesora.
Try to use subjunctive at least once (acronym) WEIRDO! (yo form - drop o - add opposite ending)
Comparisons más ... que, menos ... que, tan ... como
Impersonal expressions (example) Se necesita más educación pública.
Purpose (por vs para) para que (Estudio para que tenga éxito en el examen.)
Created by: edwardsh
Popular Spanish sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards