Spanish Speakers - Can you help me with word order please. One question.
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Which one is the correct question: ¿Adónde fueron Juan y Rosa el verano pasado? or ¿Adónde fueron el verano pasado Juan y Rosa?
The second question sounds funny to me, but I have seen sentences that end with the names of people. Am I correct?
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updated Feb 16, 2013
posted by 00a50c57
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They are both fine. You place them depending on what part of the question you want to emphasize. The first one emphasizes that you are asking where they went "last summer." The second emphasizes that you are asking about Juan and Rosa.
updated Feb 16, 2013
posted by BigMike
Excellent response! - 005faa61, Feb 16, 2013
Interesting. I assume then that the second is an idiomatic expression. Adonde to me means "where to". - 00a50c57, Feb 16, 2013
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The first sentence is correct, Juan and Rosa are the subject of the verb fueron. In a question it is common for the verb to be folllowsed by the subject.
updated Feb 16, 2013
posted by gohern
Thanks for your help. - 00a50c57, Feb 16, 2013
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I prefer ¿Adónde fueron Juan y Rosa el verano pasado?
updated Feb 16, 2013
posted by --Mariana--
