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Question about Syntax: Vocative

Subject Spanish

Spanish

Source Originais Teachy

Originais Teachy

Topic Syntax: Vocative

Syntax: Vocative

Difficulty Hard

Hard

(Originais Teachy 2024) - Question Hard of Spanish

In a context of political debate on social media, a group of 8th grade students decides to analyze a excerpt from a historic interview that made history. In the selected fragment, a renowned economist analyzes the cyclical nature of financial crises, and amidst complex arguments, uses the vocative to draw attention to his interlocutor, the finance minister at the time. Considering the function of the vocative in communication and perceiving the economist's intention in his speech, identify the vocative present in the interview excerpt and analyze how its use contributes to the speaker's argumentative strategy.

The vocative is a term that expresses someone's need in a present context, like 'need' or 'want'.

The vocative is an element that establishes action in time, indicating when the verbal process occurs, like 'yesterday' or 'today'.

The vocative is a word that names beings, things, or actions, without indicating the person being spoken to, like 'table' or 'running'.

The vocative is a grammatical construction that connects words, phrases, or clauses, establishing relationships of coordination or subordination, like 'because' or 'although'.

The vocative is a term or expression used to draw the interlocutor's attention, such as 'Mr. Minister' or 'Your Excellency'.

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