Read and match each sentence with its correct idiomatic expression. (8 points) 1.
There was no comparison between the hostel and the cabin. The cabin was way better!

2.
Michael told me that he was in Patagonia, but it was not true. He tricked me!

3.
Even though I have been boating my whole life, I still wear a life jacket.

4.
Esteban always loved going on boat tours. Now, he is afraid of the water.

a.
Dar la vuelta a la tortilla

b.
No hay color

c.
Andar con pies de plomo

d.
Tomar el pelo

Now that you have worked through a lot of material that includes these basic patterns, and you have compared grammatically correct and incorrect sentences, write down what you think is a rule that could explain what makes a sentence grammatically correct or not. for example, you might write something like: "verbs always match nouns in number, and they usually come before the noun." in other words, make your best guess for the grammar rule that makes sense out of the pattern(s) you see in the phrases you have been working with. review if you need to, and you might briefly check your hunches against the sentences you have been working with in this or previous modules. keep in mind that what you're after is your hunch, not a grammar rule from a text book. now check your hunch with the explanation of this principle in the following pattern.

Juan periodismo en la universidad hace dos años. a. estudiaron b. estudié c. estudiamos d. estudió

Mi libro favorito es paula de isabel allende. hace un año. a. la leí b. las leímos c. lo leí d. los leo