{"id":281053,"date":"2025-08-05T11:48:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=281053"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:48:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:48:52","slug":"circle-the-error-and-then-write-the-correct-word-in-the-space-below","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/05\/circle-the-error-and-then-write-the-correct-word-in-the-space-below\/","title":{"rendered":"Circle the error and then write the correct word in the space below"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/p16-ehi-sg.gauthstatic.com\/tos-alisg-i-6e3a8cj6on-sg\/92db2391a6dd4fe89d6d7343f54763d9~tplv-6e3a8cj6on-avif-scale:600:120.avif\" alt=\"Circle the error and then write the \ncorrect word in the space below. \nHenry se cepilla sus \ndientes. \n\u00e1 \u00e9 1 \u00f1 \u3002 \u00f9 \u00fc i \nGLa Profe Piotts 2020\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The error in the sentence is the word&nbsp;<strong>sus<\/strong>. The correct word is&nbsp;<strong>los<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The corrected sentence is:&nbsp;<strong>Henry se cepilla los dientes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Explanation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The original sentence, &#8220;Henry se cepilla sus dientes,&#8221; contains a common grammatical error often made by English speakers learning Spanish. The mistake involves the redundant use of a possessive adjective (&#8220;sus&#8221;) with a reflexive verb when referring to body parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Spanish, when the subject of a sentence performs an action on themselves, a reflexive verb is used. In this case, the verb is &#8220;cepillarse&#8221; (to brush oneself). The pronoun &#8220;se&#8221; attached to the verb &#8220;cepilla&#8221; is a reflexive pronoun, indicating that the subject, Henry, is performing the action on himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Because the reflexive pronoun &#8220;se&#8221; already makes it clear that Henry is brushing his own teeth, adding the possessive adjective &#8220;sus&#8221; (his) is unnecessary and grammatically incorrect. It creates a redundancy, similar to saying &#8220;Henry brushes for himself his teeth&#8221; in English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct grammatical structure in Spanish for this situation is to use a definite article (&#8220;el,&#8221; &#8220;la,&#8221; &#8220;los,&#8221; or &#8220;las&#8221;) instead of a possessive adjective before the body part or item of clothing. Since &#8220;dientes&#8221; (teeth) is a masculine, plural noun, the correct definite article is &#8220;los.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, the proper sentence is &#8220;Henry se cepilla los dientes.&#8221; The construction &#8220;se cepilla los dientes&#8221; correctly conveys that Henry is brushing the teeth that belong to him without needing the possessive adjective. This rule applies broadly to similar actions, such as &#8220;me lavo las manos&#8221; (I wash my hands) or &#8220;te pones la chaqueta&#8221; (you put on your jacket). Mastering this distinction is a key step toward speaking Spanish more fluently and naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/learnexams-banner5-329.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-281054\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The error in the sentence is the word&nbsp;sus. The correct word is&nbsp;los. The corrected sentence is:&nbsp;Henry se cepilla los dientes. Explanation The original sentence, &#8220;Henry se cepilla sus dientes,&#8221; contains a common grammatical error often made by English speakers learning Spanish. 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