Crossword puzzle : Syntactic ambiguities in Spanish

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Syntactic ambiguities in Spanish [C2] — VocaVerb

Spanish syntax can be a minefield of ambiguity, where a single sentence may carry two or more perfectly valid interpretations. This crossword challenges your command of grammatical structures, attachment ambiguities, and scope phenomena at the highest level of proficiency. Can you navigate the subtleties that even native speakers debate?

Grid

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Clues

Across

  1. 1. To want or love
  2. 3. Complete linguistic utterance unit
  3. 9. To break
  4. 11. Reference to a noun or element
  5. 12. Grammatical relation between elements
  6. 13. Soon
  7. 14. Word replacing a noun

Down

  1. 2. Then, temporal connector
  2. 4. To rest
  3. 5. Word or phrase that describes another
  4. 6. Linking of equal grammatical units
  5. 7. Relating to grammar rules
  6. 8. Noun that a pronoun refers to
  7. 10. Always, at all times without exception

Answers

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Across

  • 1. To want or love → querer
  • 3. Complete linguistic utterance unit → enunciado
  • 9. To break → romper
  • 11. Reference to a noun or element → referencia
  • 12. Grammatical relation between elements → dependencia
  • 13. Soon → pronto
  • 14. Word replacing a noun → pronombre

Down

  • 2. Then, temporal connector → entonces
  • 4. To rest → descansar
  • 5. Word or phrase that describes another → modificador
  • 6. Linking of equal grammatical units → coordinacion
  • 7. Relating to grammar rules → gramatical
  • 8. Noun that a pronoun refers to → antecedente
  • 10. Always, at all times without exception → siempre

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