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69 - Indefinite pronouns/Pronombres indefinidos

from Part VIII

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

R. E. Batchelor
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham
Miguel Ángel San José
Affiliation:
Universidad de Valladolid, Spain
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Below is a passage relating the instructions given by a group leader before a hike in the mountains. The real problem is what to do when faced by a bear. One of the group suggests that the leader sacrifice himself, since he would be a tasty meal for the bear, tubby as he is. The passage illustrates the use of indefinite pronouns.

Ya estamos todos juntos, alguno se había retrasado, pero ya está el grupo completo, no falta ninguno. Ahora iremos por un camino que es algo peligroso. Nadie puede salir del sendero: a la derecha hay un precipicio con un riachuelo allá abajo, y a la izquierda una pared. Formaremos dos grupos, el uno vendrá conmigo, el otro con el monitor. ¿Alguien quiere preguntar alguna cosa? ¿Nadie? Uno nunca está seguro de que lo han entendido. Repito: Los unos conmigo, los demás con Jorge, el monitor. Antes de partir, el que quiera puede quedarse en el autobús y esperarnos con el conductor hasta que regresemos todos. Es una caminata (hike) que cualquiera puede hacer. Hay osos salvajes, pero creo que no encontraremos ninguno. Pero si apareciera un oso, quien esté más cerca, que se deje atrapar, así no nos perseguirá a todos. Alguien se tiene que sacrificar, al fin y al cabo.

  1. –¿No podría sacrificarse usted, que está más rellenito (tubby)? –dijo uno atrás.

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Print publication year: 2010

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