Using Adjectives as Nouns

Using Adjectives as Nouns Page 116 Realidades 2

Adjectives to Nouns • Look at how we can avoid repeating the noun in these instances:

Adjectives to Nouns • Te duele la pierna derecha o la izquierda? • Qué prefieres, un gorro azul o uno amarillo?

Adjectives to Nouns • To avoid repetition we drop the noun in the second part of the sentence, then...

Adjectives to Nouns • ...then put the definite or indefinite article right before the second adjective.

Adjectives to Nouns • Note that the adjective must agree in gender and number just as if the noun were still there.

Adjectives to Nouns • Also note that un becomes uno(a) when it is not followed by a noun.

Adjectives to Nouns • We can do the same thing with what we call a “prepositional phrase,” or a description that begins with de.

Adjectives to Nouns • Qué haces, la tarea de matemáticas o la de ciencias?

Adjectives to Nouns • Necesitas marcadores para la clase de ingles o para la de arte?