"se" en el presente

Question

Cambie las oraciones a la forma pasiva con "se" en el presente:

1. El escándalo es publicado Se publica a el escándalo
2. Los políticos son elegidos Se elegen a los políticas
3. El matrimonio nueve es aceptado en muchas países Se acepta en muchas países a el matrimonio
4. Los militares son criticados Se critican a los militares
5. Las ideologías son respetadas. Se respetan a las ideologías

the italics are my answers.. are they right? or what needs improvement?

Answer 1

1. El escándalo es publicado- Se publica el escándalo You only need to write "se publica a" when is to a person

2. Los políticos son elegidos- Se elige a los políticos. If you write here "a" you must write the verb in singular, and remember "elegir" it's a irregular verb

3. El matrimonio nueve es aceptado en muchas países- Se acepta en muchas países el matrimonio. I don't undestand this phrase.

4. Los militares son criticados- Se critica a los militares The same than in 2nd sentence

5. Las ideologías son respetadas-. Se respetan las ideologías The same than in 1st sentence.

Quite good. Keep training!

Answer 2

Note that the use of se does not depend on tense.

The personal"a" is not necessary in any of these sentences. Even políticos and militares refer to only groups of people and nothing personal. Also check spelling.

so all I need to do is take out the . and the rest is fine? - Blair90, Jan 23, 2014

Answer 3

The personal"a" is not necessary in any of these sentences. Even políticos and militares refer to only groups of people and nothing personal.

In this case, "personal a" would not be appropriate even if they did refer to specific individuals. The reason is that the nouns being referred to (i.e. políticos, militares, etc.) act as the subject of the sentence. The "personal a," if you'll recall, is only necessary when the noun in question is being used as a direct object.

It might be helpful to compare the following set of sentences which all incorporate the noun phrase mi esposa:

• Amo a mi esposa. (Noun Phrase acting as direct object in the active voice and calls for the "personal a."

  • Mi esposa es amada por mí. (Here, we have the noun phrase acting as the subject of a passive sentence, so the personal a is unnecessary).

  • Se ama mi esposa. (Again, mi esposa acts as the verb's subject with the pronoun "se" adding the element of passivity)

"mi esposa es amada por mí" the subject must agree always with the verb - paula_vlc, Jan 23, 2014