La profesora destacó también mi pronunciación porque dijo que sonaba más natural.

Destacó comes from destacar, which literally means to stand out or to highlight. In this sentence, la profesora destacó mi pronunciación means that the teacher singled out, pointed out, or highlighted your pronunciation as something notable.

It is slightly different from:

• dijo = said
• elogió = praised

So destacó is a nice middle ground: it suggests that she gave special attention to your pronunciation, and in context it sounds positive.

Yes, también is quite flexible in Spanish.

In La profesora destacó también mi pronunciación, también means also / too, and placing it after the verb is very natural.

Other possible placements include:

• La profesora también destacó mi pronunciación
• También la profesora destacó mi pronunciación
  (possible, but less neutral in everyday use)

The version in your sentence sounds natural and puts the focus on the idea that my pronunciation was another thing the teacher highlighted.

So the short answer is: también can move around, but its position slightly changes what feels most emphasized.

Because mi here is a possessive adjective, meaning my.

• mi = my
• mí = me / myself after a preposition

Compare:

• mi libro = my book
• para mí = for me

So in mi pronunciación, you need mi without an accent.

Pronunciación is feminine because nouns ending in -ción are normally feminine in Spanish.

Examples:

• la pronunciación
• la conversación
• la canción
• la información

So it is:

• mi pronunciación
• la pronunciación
• una buena pronunciación

This is a very useful pattern to remember.

Because natural is an adjective that has the same form for masculine and feminine singular.

Compare:

• un sonido natural
• una pronunciación natural

Some adjectives change:

• bonito / bonita
• español / española

But others do not change for gender in the singular, especially many adjectives ending in:

• -al
• -ar
• -e
• -ista

So natural stays natural whether the noun is masculine or feminine.

Because porque as one word means because.

Here it introduces the reason:

• ...porque dijo que... = ...because she said that...

By contrast:

• por qué = why
• el porqué = the reason

Examples:

• No fui porque estaba cansado. = I didn’t go because I was tired.
• ¿Por qué no fuiste? = Why didn’t you go?

So in your sentence, porque is correct because it gives the reason.

Because que introduces what the teacher said.

• dijo que sonaba más natural = she said that it sounded more natural

In Spanish, this is very common:

• Me dijo que vendría.
• Pensé que era tarde.
• Creen que es verdad.

In English, that is often dropped:

• She said it sounded more natural.

In Spanish, que is normally kept.

This is one of the most important grammar points in the sentence.

• sonaba = imperfect
• sonó = preterite

Here, sonaba más natural describes an ongoing impression or quality: it sounded more natural. The teacher is describing how your pronunciation came across, not a single completed event.

Why imperfect works well here:

• it gives a descriptive feel
• it presents the sound as a general impression
• it matches reported speech naturally after dijo que

Compare:

• Dijo que sonaba más natural.
  = She said it sounded more natural.
• Dijo que sonó más natural.
  = She said it sounded more natural at one particular moment / on one occasion.

So sonaba is the natural choice if the teacher was commenting on the general quality of your pronunciation.

Because they are doing different jobs in the sentence.

destacó and dijo

These are completed actions:

• the teacher highlighted your pronunciation
• she said something

So Spanish uses the preterite:

• destacó
• dijo

sonaba

This describes the content of what she said: an ongoing characteristic or impression. Your pronunciation sounded more natural. That is descriptive, so the imperfect fits well:

• sonaba

A useful way to think of it:

• preterite = event
• imperfect = description/background/impression

This sentence is a very typical mix of the two.

No, nothing is missing grammatically.

Más natural means more natural, and Spanish often leaves the comparison unstated when it is obvious from context.

It could imply:

• more natural than before
• more natural than expected
• more natural than other learners
• more natural than it used to sound

Spanish does this just like English:

• Ahora suena mejor. = Now it sounds better.
• Tu acento suena más natural. = Your accent sounds more natural.

You do not have to say than X if the context already makes it clear.

Good question. Spanish can leave that unspecified if it is not important.

• dijo que sonaba más natural = she said that it sounded more natural
• me dijo que sonaba más natural = she told me that it sounded more natural

Both are possible.

Without me, the sentence simply reports what she said, without focusing on the person she said it to. It may still be understood that she said it to you, but the sentence does not need to make that explicit.

So:

• dijo que... = neutral reporting
• me dijo que... = specifically told me that...

The accent marks show stress and sometimes help distinguish forms.

destacó

The accent on ó shows the stress falls on the last syllable:

• des-ta-CÓ

It also helps identify the form as third person singular preterite:

• yo destaco = I highlight
• él/ella destacó = he/she highlighted

pronunciación

The accent on ó is required because the stress falls on the last syllable:

• pro-nun-cia-CIÓN

Many nouns ending in -ción have this written accent:

• información
• conversación
• situación

So the accents are not optional; they are part of the correct spelling.

Here, la profesora means the teacher, specifically a female teacher.

In Spain, profesor / profesora is a very common word for teacher, especially in school or academic contexts.

Some related words:

• profesor / profesora = teacher
• maestro / maestra = teacher, often more associated with primary school, though usage varies
• docente = teaching professional, more formal

So la profesora is completely natural and standard.

Yes, that is a very close literal translation.

A more natural English version might be:

• The teacher also pointed out my pronunciation because she said it sounded more natural.
• The teacher also praised my pronunciation because she said it sounded more natural.

The exact English wording depends on how strongly you want to translate destacó.

So yes, highlighted is a good literal choice, but in natural English you might prefer pointed out or praised, depending on the context.