Comparisons Demonstrative adjectives Demonstrative pronouns

1. ComparisonsDemonstrative adjectives Demonstrative pronouns

2. Comparisons You are uglier than a chicken. Tueresmásfeo que un pollo. You are less boring than my Uncle Bernie Tueresmenosaburrido que mi Tio Berni. You are more fat than a cow. Eresmás gordo que una vaca. • To compare two unequal things, actions, or quantities, use these constructions más + noun/adjective/adverb /+ que menos + noun/adjective/adverb + que

3. Homer es _________ gordo _________ Mr. Burns. Mr. Burns ____ _________ gordo _______ Homer.

4. El gatito ______ __________ feo ______ el perro. El perro _______ ___________ feo _____________ el gatito.

5. El helado ______ __________ delicioso ______ el pan. El pan _______ ___________ delicioso_____________ el helado.

6. Demonstrative Adjectives Your mother taught you never to point… its okay today you can! • Demonstrative adjectives describe and modifythe distance between the noun being modified and the speaker of the sentence • Demonstrative adjectives are placed in front of a noun to indicate the proximity of the noun to the speaker. • In English you say here or there, but in Spanish you say , “here,” “there,” or “far away.” • Demonstrative adjectives agree in gender and in number. • Demonstrative adjectives do not have any accents.

7. Demonstrative Adjective Chart

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10. Demonstrative Nouns • THE ONE… • A demonstrative pronoun is basically the same as a demonstrative adjective but is used to replace a noun rather than modify it. • If the noun is understood, you must use a demonstrative pronoun rather than a demonstrative adjective. • Demonstrative pronouns and demonstrative adjectives are so similar that you can't hear the difference in spoken Spanish. The only difference between them is a written accent mark to differentiate the parts of speech.

11. Demonstrative Pronoun Chart