<p>Nombre ______Clase ____</p><p>ANSWERS Notes for Adjective Agreement, pg. 72 (additional vocab in notes and R2)</p><p> Articles Review:</p><p> o The—DEFINITE ARTICLES:</p><p>. el- masculine, singular noun: el apartamento</p><p>. la- feminine, singular noun: la casa</p><p>. los- masculine, plural (plural form of “el”) noun: los apartamentos</p><p>. las- feminine, plural (plural form of “la”) noun: las casas</p><p> o A, an—INDEFINITE ARTICLES</p><p>. un- masculine, singular noun (like “el”): un apartamento</p><p>. una- feminine, singular noun (like “la”): una casa</p><p> o Some—INDEFINITE ARTICLES</p><p>. unos- masculine, plural (plural form of “un”): unos apartamentos </p><p>. unas- feminine, plural (plural form of “una”): unas casas</p><p> 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.” </p><p> o Do not use either with numbers. Ex: la casa (the house) - dos casas (2 houses)</p><p> Nouns </p><p> o Cannot change masculine or feminine unless specified in your book “o(a).”</p><p> o All nouns have a definite article included in your book. It means, “the.”</p><p>. Articles tell you whether the word is a masculine or feminine word in Spanish. </p><p> o Examples to write in Spanish with definite articles:</p><p>. the teacher- EL MAESTRO or LA MAESTRA</p><p>. the actress- LA ACTRIZ</p><p>. the classmate- EL COMPAÑERO DE CLASE or LA COMPAÑERA DE CLASE . the girl- LA CHICA or LA MUCHACHA</p><p>. the firefighter- EL BOMBERO or LA BOMBERA</p><p> 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.</p><p> o In a sentence, nouns are placed BEFORE the adjective.</p><p> Adjectives</p><p> o Adjectives describe nouns (person, place, thing). Write the following in Spanish. Use the most general form- masculine, singular.</p><p>. studious- ESTUDIOSO</p><p>. boring- ABURRIDO</p><p>. tall- ALTO</p><p>. lazy- PEREZOSO</p><p>. smart, intelligent- INTELIGENTE</p><p>. athletic- ATLÉTICO</p><p> o All adjectives must agree in GENDER and NUMBER. They must match the nouns. Write in Spanish:</p><p> the attractive boys (the boys attractive)- LOS CHICOS GUAPOS</p><p> the organized girl- LA CHICA ORGANIZADA</p><p> the tall friends (female)- LAS AMIGAS ALTAS</p><p> the curly hair- EL PELO RIZADO</p><p> the mischievous students- LOS ESTUDIANTES TRAVIOSOS / LAS </p><p>ESTUDIANTES TRAVIOSAS</p><p> the outgoing men- LOS HOMBRES EXTROVERTIDOS</p><p>. Neutral adjectives (can be feminine and masculine):</p><p> Do not change from masculine to feminine- just singular and plural to match noun they describe. Write them in Spanish: o big, large- GRANDE</p><p> o intelligent, smart- INTELIGENTE</p><p> o interesting- INTERESANTE</p><p> o strong- FUERTE</p><p> o patient- PACIENTE</p><p>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).</p><p>1. callado- M, S, ADJ 5. La señorita- F, S, NOUN 9. tímida- F, S, ADJ</p><p>2. el tambor- M, S, NOUN 6. los frenillos- M, P, NOUN</p><p>3. los dulces- M, P, NOUN 7. (el pelo) oscuro- M, P, ADJ 10. tonto- M, S, ADJ</p><p>4. las galletas- F, P, NOUN 8. el chicle- M, S, NOUN </p>