AP Spanish Language Questions

Test Preparation
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<p>AP Spanish Language
Se requieren siete u ocho horas ------ (diario).
What should the ----- be?
Is it supposed to be an adverb or an adjective?</p>

<p>Dura veinticuatro lavados y no deja efecto ------.
(A) ninguno
(B) alguno
(C) aun (con acento)
(D) siquiera</p>

<p>Thanks if you could give me an answer and a brief explanation on either or both.</p>

<p>Also my Spanish teacher is so clueless about the AP exam... she just told us this week that the AP exam format for May 2005 is going to be different from previous years. She is not up-to-date on the latest changes. I don't feel I will be prepared by May if I don't self-study myself in addition to some of the pointless stuff we do in class. Does anyone have any recommendations for books (not prep books like Barron's or ARCO) that will will help me for AP Spanish Language?</p>

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<p>im shooting for a 2. i sit in ap spanish and refuse to learn any spanish. :p i do not know how i have an A, though >_> i just kinda "guess" and am lucky.</p>

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<p>se requieren siete u ocho horas diaramente</p>

<p>d</p>

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<p>i thought it was "diariamente" (adverb), but our teacher is telling us it's "diaria" ??? WTF...</p>

<p>i don't think the answer to the second one is d...shouldn't be either a or b</p>

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<p>dont spaz. this test has an amazing curve. i came in expecting to get a 2, i came out with a 4. i barely know any spanish.</p>

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<p>I think it's A.</p>

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<p>it can't be a, because it would have to be "y no deja ningun efecto."
it can be b, because you can't use alguno with a negative sentence.
c just makes no sense at all.
the answer is d, which means even. the sentence translates to "it lasted 24 washes, and didn't even leave an effect"</p>

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<p>xlittleonex, did you mean it "can't" be b?</p>

<p>But according to the my teacher, the answer is B
I found in two books some kind of explanation. But it doesn't make any sense to me...</p>

<p>according "1001 Pitfalls in Spanish":
"Alguno normally precedes its noun but it may follow and acquire a meaning of emphatic negation."
Ex. Este programa no tiene interes (w/accent) alguno.
This program has no interest at all. </p>

<p>according to "Spanish Three Years by AMSCO"
"Ninguno as an adjective may be replaced by alguno. When so used, alguno follows the noun, and the negative is more emphatic:
No tengo ninguna amiga.= No tengo amiga alguna.
Both of which mean I have no friend."</p>

<p>anyone still have ideas on the first question?
I believe that it's supposed to be "diariamente", but my teacher is going with "diarias." Could someone tell me why it's not "diarias" so I could prove her wrong? Muchas gracias...</p>

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<p>diarias would be modifying 'horas', so that 'it requires seven or eight daily hours'</p>

<p>as for the alguno thing, it's probably just a crazy rule, kind of like 'pensar en' means to think about</p>

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<p>B? yo no comprendo? is all i know</p>

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<p>isn't the curve thrown off due to all of the fluent speakers who take the test?</p>

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<p>it's d...siquiera</p>

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<p>hmm... i did mean that it couldn't be b, because i've never heard of that rule before. but now that you say that, it makes sense.</p>

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<p>seriously. dont worry. i didnt even study and got a 4. the fill in crap only counts for part of the test. just make sure you can write and read and speak well, youll do fine.</p>