ANSWERS Notes for Adjective Agreement, Pg. 72 (Additional Vocab in Notes and R2)

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ANSWERS Notes for Adjective Agreement, pg. 72 (additional vocab in notes and R2)

 Articles Review:

o The—DEFINITE ARTICLES:

. el- masculine, singular noun: el apartamento

. la- feminine, singular noun: la casa

. los- masculine, plural (plural form of “el”) noun: los apartamentos

. las- feminine, plural (plural form of “la”) noun: las casas

o A, an—INDEFINITE ARTICLES

. un- masculine, singular noun (like “el”): un apartamento

. una- feminine, singular noun (like “la”): una casa

o Some—INDEFINITE ARTICLES

. unos- masculine, plural (plural form of “un”): unos apartamentos

. unas- feminine, plural (plural form of “una”): unas casas

o You cannot use both the definite and indefinite article in a sentence. Pick which one depending if you want to say “the” or “a, an some.”

o Do not use either with numbers. Ex: la casa (the house) - dos casas (2 houses)

 Nouns

o Cannot change masculine or feminine unless specified in your book “o(a).”

o All nouns have a definite article included in your book. It means, “the.”

. Articles tell you whether the word is a masculine or feminine word in Spanish.

o Examples to write in Spanish with definite articles:

. the teacher- EL MAESTRO or LA MAESTRA

. the actress- LA ACTRIZ

. the classmate- EL COMPAÑERO DE CLASE or LA COMPAÑERA DE CLASE . the girl- LA CHICA or LA MUCHACHA

. the firefighter- EL BOMBERO or LA BOMBERA

o Nouns cannot change whether they are masculine or feminine. They can change in number- singular and plural. If the noun changes, the article and adjective must also.

o In a sentence, nouns are placed BEFORE the adjective.

 Adjectives

o Adjectives describe nouns (person, place, thing). Write the following in Spanish. Use the most general form- masculine, singular.

. studious- ESTUDIOSO

. boring- ABURRIDO

. tall- ALTO

. lazy- PEREZOSO

. smart, intelligent- INTELIGENTE

. athletic- ATLÉTICO

o All adjectives must agree in GENDER and NUMBER. They must match the nouns. Write in Spanish:

 the attractive boys (the boys attractive)- LOS CHICOS GUAPOS

 the organized girl- LA CHICA ORGANIZADA

 the tall friends (female)- LAS AMIGAS ALTAS

 the curly hair- EL PELO RIZADO

 the mischievous students- LOS ESTUDIANTES TRAVIOSOS / LAS

ESTUDIANTES TRAVIOSAS

 the outgoing men- LOS HOMBRES EXTROVERTIDOS

. Neutral adjectives (can be feminine and masculine):

 Do not change from masculine to feminine- just singular and plural to match noun they describe. Write them in Spanish: o big, large- GRANDE

o intelligent, smart- INTELIGENTE

o interesting- INTERESANTE

o strong- FUERTE

o patient- PACIENTE

Practice: Write whether the following are masculine (m), feminine (f), neutral (n), singular (s) and/or plural (p). Also, write whether it is a noun (noun) or adjective (adj).

1. callado- M, S, ADJ 5. La señorita- F, S, NOUN 9. tímida- F, S, ADJ

2. el tambor- M, S, NOUN 6. los frenillos- M, P, NOUN

3. los dulces- M, P, NOUN 7. (el pelo) oscuro- M, P, ADJ 10. tonto- M, S, ADJ

4. las galletas- F, P, NOUN 8. el chicle- M, S, NOUN