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Gender and adjective agreement

Gender and adjective agreement. Gender and Adjective Agreement. Nouns and pronouns in Spanish are divided into genders. Nouns for men and boys are masculine . Masculine : amigo, Juan, él Nouns for women and girls are feminine . Feminine : amiga, Maria, ella.

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Gender and adjective agreement

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  1. Gender and adjective agreement

  2. Gender and Adjective Agreement • Nouns and pronouns in Spanish are divided into genders. • Nouns for men and boys are masculine. • Masculine: amigo, Juan, él • Nouns for women and girls are feminine. • Feminine: amiga, Maria, ella

  3. Gender and Adjective Agreement • Adjectives describe nouns. • They have different forms that match or agree with, the noun or pronoun in gender. • The masculine form of most adjectives ends in o, while the feminine form ends in a. • Raul es romántico. • Maria es romántica.

  4. Which of the following adjectives would describe an unfriendly female? • antipática • simpática • antipático • simpático [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  5. How would you say “He is athletic”? • Él es atlética. • Él es atlético. • Ella es atlética. [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  6. How would you say “She is pretty”? • Ella es bonito. • Él es bonito. • Ella es bonita. [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  7. Gender and Adjective Agreement • Adjectives that end in e have the same masculine and feminine forms. • Rafael es inteligente. • Carmen es inteligente.

  8. Gender and Adjective Agreement • Adjectives ending in consonants do not add an a unless they end in -or or are adjectives of nationality. • Lorenzo es intelectual y trabajador. • Gloria es intelectual y trabajadora. • Sergio es español. • Sara es española.

  9. Which adjective would describe a hardworking female? • trabajador • trabajadoro • trabajadora [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  10. Which of the following sentences would say “I am (female speaking) German.” • Soy alemán • Soy alemana • Soy alemano [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  11. Gender and Adjective Agreement • Adjectives also agree with nouns in number. • An adjective that describes one person or thing is in singular form. • When it describes more than one person or thing, its form is plural. • If the singular form ends in a vowel add s to make it plural. • If it ends in a consonant add es. Joaquin es alto. Paco y Luis son altos. Rosa esintelectual. Mis amigos son intelectuales.

  12. Gender and Adjective Agreement • To describe a mixed group of men and women or boys and girls, use the masculine plural form of the adjective. • Carlos y Ana son románticos.

  13. They (mixed gender) are outgoing. • Ellos son extrovertidas. • Ellos son extrovertidos. • Ellas son extrovertidos. [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  14. Maria and Elena are shy. • María y Elena son tímidas. • María y Elena son tímidos. • María y Elena son extrovertidas. [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  15. Which sentence says “We (all female) are friendly.”? • Nosotros somos simpáticas • Nosotros somos simpáticos • Nosotras somos simpáticas [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

  16. Exit Slip • Page 51- Activity 12 • Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the adjective in parenthesis. • Then, translate the entire paragraph to English.

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