AP Spanish Estructuras y Sintaxis Avanzadas 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which sentence correctly uses the subjunctive in a relative clause?
- Busco un empleado que habla cinco idiomas.
- Busco un empleado que hable cinco idiomas. (Correct answer)
- Busco un empleado que hablará cinco idiomas.
- Busco un empleado que ha hablado cinco idiomas.
Correct answer: Busco un empleado que hable cinco idiomas.
When the antecedent is unknown or hypothetical, the subjunctive (hable) is required in the relative clause.
Question 2: What is the function of 'se' in the sentence 'Se venden casas aquí'?
- Reflexive pronoun indicating self-action
- Passive 'se' making the subject the receiver of the action (Correct answer)
- Impersonal 'se' with no specific subject
- Reciprocal 'se' showing mutual action
Correct answer: Passive 'se' making the subject the receiver of the action
When 'se venden' agrees with the noun 'casas' (plural), it is a passive 'se' construction.
Question 3: Select the correct use of the pluperfect subjunctive: 'Si ella _____ llegado antes, habría visto la función.'
- habría
- hubiera (Correct answer)
- haya
- hubo
Correct answer: hubiera
The pluperfect subjunctive (hubiera llegado) is required in the 'si' clause of a past counterfactual conditional.
Question 4: Which option demonstrates correct use of 'aunque' with the subjunctive?
- Aunque llueve, salgo.
- Aunque lloviera, saldría.
- Aunque llueva, salgo.
- Both B and C are correct depending on context. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Both B and C are correct depending on context.
'Aunque' with indicative states a fact (it is raining); with subjunctive it expresses a hypothetical (even if it were raining).
Question 5: In 'No creo que tengan razón', why is 'tengan' in the subjunctive?
- Because 'no creer' expresses doubt or negation of belief. (Correct answer)
- Because 'razón' is an abstract noun.
- Because the sentence is in the past.
- Because 'que' always triggers the subjunctive.
Correct answer: Because 'no creer' expresses doubt or negation of belief.
Verbs of (dis)belief in the negative ('no creer') trigger the subjunctive in the subordinate clause.
Question 6: Which sentence uses 'por' correctly to express cause?
- Estudié por aprender el idioma.
- Estudié por tres horas.
- Gracias por tu ayuda.
- Both A and C are correct uses of causal 'por'. (Correct answer)
Correct answer: Both A and C are correct uses of causal 'por'.
'Por' expresses cause in 'por aprender' (motivated by) and gratitude/cause in 'por tu ayuda'.
Question 7: What does the 'se' express in 'Se me olvidó la tarea'?
- A reflexive action performed deliberately
- An accidental or unintentional occurrence (Correct answer)
- A passive construction with an implied agent
- A reciprocal action between two parties
Correct answer: An accidental or unintentional occurrence
The 'se' accidental construction with indirect object pronoun ('se me') conveys an unintentional event.
AP Spanish Estructuras y Sintaxis Avanzadas 2
Which sentence correctly uses the subjunctive in a relative clause?