MGHS EDITING GUIDE--Spanish 1 & 2
Articles
Nouns
Adjectives
Pronouns
31Subject pronouns
A) Use yo, tú, él,
ella, Ud., ellos,
nosotros, etc.
B) Wrong pronoun.
32 Direct object
pronouns--lo, la, los,
las. (it/them)
1 Agreement w/
noun
A) un/una/unos/as
B) el/la/los/las
11 Word is..
A) masculine.
B) feminine.
21 Adjective
should match noun
A) masc/fem
B) singular/plural
2 (In)definite
A) Use un/una/
unos/unas.
B) Use el/la/los/
las.
12 Word is..
A) singular.
B) plural.
22 Adjective
position
A) adjective goes
in front of noun
B) adjective goes
after noun
3 Put the 2 words
together to make
one word
13 Irregular plural
Ej: vez  veces
lápizlápices
a + el = al
4 Put the 2 words
together to make
one word
de + el = del
14 Accent
A) Singular takes an
accent.
B) Singular does not
have an accent.
5 Days & dates
A) el (los) lunes =
on Monday(s)
B) Omit after form
of ser + day.
Es lunes.
C) el 3 de abril
15 Accent
A) Plural has accent.
B) Plural does not
have accent.
7 Use
(el/la/los/las w/
parts of body &
clothing, esp. w/
reflexive verbs.
Ej: me cepillo LOS
dientes
8 Drop ‘ un &
una’ before some
nouns(professions,
& nationality.)
Ej: Soy maestro.
9 It is an
exception to the
masc/fem rules..
Ej: el día, la
mano,el problema,
el mapa
23 Interrogatives
A) Gender error
B) Number error
¿Quién/quiénes?
¿Cuál/cuáles?
¿Cuánto/cuánta?
¿Cuántos/cuántas?
C) Wrong word
25 Use a
possessive:
A) mi/mis, tu/tus,
su/sus,
vuestro/a/os/a,
nuestro/a/os/as
B) Wrong word
29 Use:
mayor = older
menor = younger
mejor = better
peor = worse
A) Pronoun
needed.
B) Wrong pronoun
C) There is no D.O.
33 Indirect object
pronouns—me, te,
le, nos, os, les.
(to/for me; you; him,
her, us)
A) Pronoun needed
B) Wrong pronoun
C) There is no I.O.
34 Reflexive
pronouns—me, te, se,
nos, os, se.
A) Pronoun needed
B) Wrong pronoun
C) It is not reflexive.
39 Question
answer:
tú, Ud.  yo
Uds.,vosotrosnosot
ros
él, ella  él/ella
ellos, ellas  ellos,
ellas
Verbs
Adverbs
Prepositions
Usage
Presentation
41 Verb ending and
subject don’t match
Ej:tú es should be tú
eres
51 Adverbs modify
verbs & adjectives &
have one form.
61 Use “a”
A) at + time
81 más / menos
B) to + place
B) que
42 Use infinitive (do
not conjugate the verb)
after certain phrases
and the 2nd verb in a
sequence
(i.e. quiero comer)
52 Adjective changes,
(-mente = -ly)
A) o-a + –mentee
ej: rápido
rápidamente =
quickly
B) just add -mente
ej: fácilmente = easily
generalmente=general
ly
54 Use . . .
A) muy = very w/
adj. = adverb.
B) mucho/a (s) = very
w/ noun = adj.
C) mucho/a (s) = many
= adjective..
D) mucho = a lot
62 Use en to say “at”
82 This is . . .
A) a tener expression.
ej: tengo suerte
D) (like) gustar; uses 2
forms.-a or -an
E) to have to do
something = tener +
que + infinitivo
92 Include name,
last name, period,
date, title.
83 Weather phrases:
A) llover
B) nevar
C) hace/hacía
D) hay/había
E) está/estaba
93 Accent
A) Needs accent.
B) Needs no accent.
C) On wrong vowel
D) Needs tilde (~)
55 Use . . .
A) bien = adverb—
tells how.
B) bueno/a/os /as =
adjective —describes
quality.
64 Use:
84 Use
“hay” to
say “there is” or
“there are”
94
A) Punctuation
B) Capital l letters
C) Spelling
D) Missing word
E) Extra word(s)
F) Wrong word
43 Wrong verb form;
use:
A) regular.
B) irregular.
C) not the infinitive,
needs to be conjugated
44 This is a stem
changing verb
A) needs a stem
change
B) wrong stem
change
45 Wrong verb tense;
use the…
A) present
B) preterit
C) imperfect
56 Use . . .
A) mal = tells how
B) malo/a/os /as =
describes quality.
16 Two nouns
together need “de”
a) un partido
de fútbol =
soccer game
b) el cumpleaños de
Paco = Paco’s
birthday
18 It’s a false cognate
Ej: asistir a + un
evento
(to attend an event)
46 Wrong verb
A) ser/estar /tener
B) (de)volver
C) saber/conocer
D) preguntar/pedir
47 Check verb
19 Masculine plural
can include both
male/female.
mis padres
mis hermanos
mis amigos
50 Be consistent in
narration.
past or present
ending
-wrong spelling
en+ a place = at
ej: at school =
en escuela
63 Use infinitive after:
gustar-like verbs...
para…
sin…
ir a
empezar a…
comenzar a…
A) a
B) en
C) de
D) con = with
E) conmigo= with me
F) contigo = with you
66 Use . . .
A) de + number
91 Paper, pen,
handwriting, &
legibility
86 Word error
95
ayudar a + person or animal
A) Wrong word
B) Wrong part of
speech
C) noun vs. verb
D) noun vs. adj
58 Use __ to say ‘too
much’.
A) adverb =
demasiado
B) adjective =
demasiado/a/os/as
68 Use . . .
A) día + por la
mañana/tarde/
B) hora + de la
mañana/tarde/ noche.
87 Use…
sí = yes
si = if
A) Simplify/reword
B) See teacher for
help.
C) Check
dictionary for
unknown words
100
59 Use…
A) un poco = a little
…
B) pequeño/a/os/as =
small (describes a
noun)
69
Both “por” and “para” mean
for.
A) Use por
B) Use para
88
70 Use…
89 Be consistent
90 Use . . .
A) tú vs Ud
B) vosotros vs. Uds.
A) También
(also, too)
A) Antes de +
infinitivo/noun
ej: antes de comer =
before eating
B) después de +
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Examples:
el almuerzo vs yo almuerzo
(lunchtime) (I eat lunch)
A) because =
porque
B) why? =
¿por qué?
la felicidad vs feliz
(happiness)
(happy)
B) Tampoco
(neither)
infinitivo/noun
ej: después de dormir =
after sleeping
*Adapted from Madame Breen’s Total Mastery Guide to Correcting 99 Errors Anglophones Tend to Make in Writing and Speaking French. (4/11/05)