Total Page : 208
Publisher : McGraw Hill
Publication Date : 1998 04 11
>> Information that you won t necessarily find in a textbook
I had studied Spanish for 8 years in school and I never bothered much with learning prepositions or pronouns such little words what s the point in obsessing over them
After having left school I started working for a company with a high number of Spanish speakers When I would try to converse with my co workers I found myself getting tripped up on simple words I knew what I wanted to say I knew the nouns adjectives and verbs but I just couldn t connect them all together to make a coherent sentence It was really embarrassing because they are such basic words Maybe my co workers could still understand what I was saying but I just did not feel comfortable with knowing that I was sounding like Tarzan
This book was exactly what I needed It hones in on very specific types of pronouns and prepositions from the most basic subject pronouns to the more advanced use of cuyo lo que RID formula passive voice etc to the downright tricky for English speakers para vs por
After having gone through this book I was surprised to have learned so much valuable information though I was also slightly embarrassed because I realized just how many mistakes I had been making when I conversed with fluent speakers But I realize that that is part of speaking another language and trying to become bilingual you have to make mistakes in order to learn Sometimes the little things really do matter As the writer explains in the book unlike with nouns adjectives and verbs there really is no way to get around expressing most pronouns and prepositions Substitutes just don t work You have to know them and how to use them in sentences
I would definitely recommend this book for intermediate students or for more advanced students to use as a review This book is probably not the best choice for beginners you would definitely have to use a dictionary for all the exercises but since the information is so valuable I would recommend it for future use and reference
>> Helpful practice
The book is really great for when you need a lot of extra practice and whatnot Definitely worth it
>> GREAT BOOK
BUY THIS BOOK ALONG WITH ITS COMPANION ON VERBS AND LEARN ALOT FOR A SMALL PRICE
HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT
