The Wednesday Wars - March:

Explain how Mrs. Bigio treated Mai Thi before March. How did Mrs. Bigio and
Mai Thi's relationship change at the end of March? Explain why you think it
changed.

Lupe derecho en la universidad. a. va a estudiar b. vas a estudiar c. voy a estudiar d. vamos a estudiar

El sábado pasado, mis compañeros de apartamento y yo (hacer) la limpieza semanal. jorge (barrer) el suelo de la cocina. yo (pasar) la aspiradora por el salón. martín y felipe (quitar) los sillones para limpiarlos y después los (volver) a poner en su lugar. yo (lavar) toda la ropa sucia y la (poner) en el armario. nosotros (terminar) con todo en menos de una hora. luego, martín (abrir) el refrigerador. él (ver) que no había nada de comer. felipe (decir) que iría al supermercado. todos nosotros (decidir) acompañarlo. yo (apagar) las luces y nosotros (ir) al supermercado.

Now that you have worked through a lot of material that includes these basic patterns, and you have compared grammatically correct and incorrect sentences, write down what you think is a rule that could explain what makes a sentence grammatically correct or not. for example, you might write something like: "verbs always match nouns in number, and they usually come before the noun." in other words, make your best guess for the grammar rule that makes sense out of the pattern(s) you see in the phrases you have been working with. review if you need to, and you might briefly check your hunches against the sentences you have been working with in this or previous modules. keep in mind that what you're after is your hunch, not a grammar rule from a text book. now check your hunch with the explanation of this principle in the following pattern.