CODE
WO = Word
Order
MW =
Missing
Word
PER = Person
Self-Correction Key
REASON/REMEDY
You use English order.
You failed to write ‘the’ or ‘him/her’, or
‘in’, etc.
Many missing words come about
because you are thinking in English,
trying to write in Spanish. Go back to
your notes or our website to attempt to
understand.
This means you are not understanding
VERBS. What do I mean? What did
you mean to say with that word, I, You,
She, It, He, We, They??? It matters.
In many cases you added the ‘s’ as in
vives or vivos when talking about
yourself.
SP = Spelling
CON =
Confusion
WC = Word
Choice
NS = Not a
sentence or
question
OK, this is obvious. You are
RESPONSIBLE for correcting the
spelling on our OWN; don’t be a
slacker!
I’m not sure what you are trying to say
here. I suggest you go back to your
notes, or our web page, and find that
sentence or question, and see how it
differs from what you think you wrote.
Some common errors here include:
Me/Mi
Le/La
Es/Está
Soy/Estoy
Es/Son
Es/Hace
Tu/Tú
La/El
Muy/Mucho/Muchos
Qué/Cuál
Yo/Mi
Mi/Tu/Su
Tu/A
This would not be understood by a
native speaker; too confusing. Think of
what you are trying to say or ask. Refer
back to your notes to understand.
EXAMPLES
-Mi favorito día es … / Mi día
favorito es
Colegio/El colegio
Escuela/La escuela
Nubes/Las nubes
Gatos/Los gatos
In many cases the word ‘DE’ was
left out (el
Vives = You live
Vivo = I live
Vive = She/he lives
Viven = They live
Vivimos = We live
Soy = I am
Eres = You are
Es = She/he/it is
Son = They are
Somos = We are
-Yo gato es grande / Mi gato es
grande.
-Qué día / Cuál día
-Tu eres / Tú eres
-Es en el colegio/Está en el colegio
-Soy quince años/Tengo …
-Soy en la clase / Estoy …
-Mi gusta / Me gusta
-La mes / El mes
-Mamá color favorito/Su color
favorito
L1I = Language
One
Interference
This is the hurdle you must overcome.
This is your English brain (the bully)
beating up your young Spanish brain.
You must protect your developing
Spanish brain. When you write or
speak, you will do so with whatever
your brain will give you. As you
develop your Spanish brain, this will be
English, for a while.
-Jorge’s color / El color de Jorge
-Jorge los ojos es verde / Los ojos
de Jorge son verdes.
-Que tiempo es hoy/Que tiempo
hace hoy
-Mi mamá nombre / Mi mamá se
llama
-Mi es alto / Yo soy alto
Mi llama es / Me llamo
En invierno es frío / En invierno
hace frío
TU = NOT “to”
A = to
GEN = Gender
You are giving two different genders.
POSS =
Possession
Who? Whose?
Puede
Use of puede
Hay, Tiene, Son
Placing items in other items
Months or Weather in Season
Examples: La elefante es gordo (La
is for she, gordo is for he.)
NO-Mi mamá es alto y delgado.
Yes-Mi mamá es alta y delgada.
No-Mi papá ojos verde /
Yes-Los ojos de mi papá son verdes.
No-¿Qué es mes favorita? /
Yes-¿Cuál es su/tu mes favorito?
No-Jorge dieta es mala
Yes-La dieta de Jorge es mala
No-¿Qué color es tu madres ojos?
Yes-¿Cuál es el color de los ojos de
tu madre?
No-El mono color es verde.
Yes-El color del mono es verde.
No-Mi amiga la piel morena.
Yes-Mi amiga tiene la piel morena.
Yes-La piel de mi amiga es morena.
No-Jorge amigo es Dora
Yes-La amiga de Jorge se llama
Dora
No-El mi coche rojo es
Yes-Mi coche es rojo
Yes-Mis ojos son azules
No-El tigre correr (El tigre puede
correr)
Yes-El gato vivir (El gato puede
vivir)
El verano tiene los meses de junio,
julio, y agosto.
Hay nieve en el invierno.
En la estación de invierno hace frío
pero hace sol a veces.
El perro y el pájaro son animales
mansos, no peligrosos.
Beber, Comer
Other
Poco , Pequeño
Beber= to drink
Comer = to eat
La bebida = the drinks/beverages
La comida = the meal/food
Llueve = it rains
Lluvia = the rain
Nieva = it snows
Nieve = the snow
Poco = little, pocos = few
Pequeño = small