Books with author Katherine Lerner

Most of transitive verbs which take a direct objects theoretically can be followed by an infinitive (noun), without using a conjunction or preposition. An infinitive can be used as a noun - as the subject, the direct object of a verb and/or an object of a preposition. The beauty is that the infinitive offers a wide range of uses of a word, without sacrificing its meaning or characteristics as a verb.

Some of the following most frequently used Spanish words - más, menos, menor, major, mayor, and peor - can be an adjective or adverb, used in making comparison. “Más” probably is the most versatile and friendly Spanish word which gets along with all different parts of speech. Usually one can get the superlative form by adding a definite article, el, la, los, las, or lo, which can be replace by possessive adjective, “MI/TU/SU”. Whether it is superlative or comparative form sometimes is easier to be interpreted in the context of the sentence, in additional to the articles used. If the comparative is followed by a number, use “más de” rather than “más que”. Indefinite articles “un, uno, una, unos, unas” are usually used in comparative form.

For Spanish NEGATIVE or FORMAL COMMAND, always conjugate the subjunctive. The imperative mood in the second person, singular - “tú” form which looks like the present tense of 3rd person, singular, is used to give informal command in Spanish. Irregular “tú” form verbs have unique spellings “ten, haz, sé, di, ven, pon, ve, sal”, which a foreigner has to memorize, without the benefit of reasoning. For “vosotros” form, dropping the “r“ from all infinitives, before adding the “d”, examples are “ quered, cortad, sufrid…”. Infinitive can be used for informal and/or impersonal command, especially in instructions. In English, command can be indicated by omitting the subject of the verb. Indirect command is used to give a command to someone other than the person being spoken to.

Sara is a girl with a boring life, a dysfunctional family, and no hot chocolate waiting for her after school. Her life is gray and dull, until she ventures down to her inventor father's basement workroom and discovers a mysterious metal box that can do something amazing! After being transported to colonial America, Sara finds that life as she knew it before was paradise compared with trying to blend into a strict and pious community without all the modern day conveniences that she had taken for granted. Along with a kind old woman and a happy dog, she soon realizes how hard it is to fit in, and how dangerous the consequences of being found out can be. Can Sara survive being accused of witchcraft?

For Spanish NEGATIVE or FORMAL COMMAND, always conjugate the subjunctive. The imperative mood in the second person, singular - “tú” form which looks like the present tense of 3rd person, singular, is used to give informal command in Spanish. Irregular “tú” form verbs have unique spellings “ten, haz, sé, di, ven, pon, ve, sal”, which a foreigner has to memorize, without the benefit of reasoning. For “vosotros” form, dropping the “r“ from all infinitives, before adding the “d”, examples are “ quered, cortad, sufrid…”. Infinitive can be used for informal and/or impersonal command, especially in instructions. In English, command can be indicated by omitting the subject of the verb. Indirect command is used to give a command to someone other than the person being spoken to.