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Noun – Adjective Agreement

Noun – Adjective Agreement. Avancemos 1 Unit 1, Lesson 2. What is an adjective?. Describes a noun. The fat cat chased the small cats. In English, adjectives are placed BEFORE the noun it is describing. In Spanish, adjectives are placed after the noun. The fat cat El gato gordo

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Noun – Adjective Agreement

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  1. Noun – Adjective Agreement Avancemos 1 Unit 1, Lesson 2

  2. What is an adjective? • Describes a noun. • The fat cat chased the small cats. • In English, adjectives are placed BEFORE the noun it is describing. • In Spanish, adjectives are placed after the noun. • The fat cat • El gatogordo • The serious students • Los estudiantesserios.

  3. Noun – Adjective Agreement • Adjectives must match (in gender and number) the nouns they are describing. • They can be masculine, feminine, singular, or plural. • Masculine: • El chico alto Los chicos altos • The tall boy The tall boys • Feminine: • La chicaalta Las chicasaltas • The tall girl The tall girls

  4. Agreement of Adjectives The studious girl The studious boy

  5. The funny woman The funny man

  6. The nice girls The funny men

  7. Adjective Agreement • Adjectives that end in –e already match both genders. • They only have singular and plural forms. • Masculine: • El maestrointeligente Los maetrosinteligentes • The intelligent teacher The intelligent teachers • Feminine: • La maestrainteligente Las maestrasinteligentes • The intelligent teacher The intelligent teachers

  8. Adjectives that end in -e The big woman The big man

  9. Adjectives that end in consonants • Many adjectives that end in a consonant match both genders. • They only have singular and plural forms. • Masculine: • El amigojoven Los amigosjovenes • The young friend The young friends • Feminine: • La amigajoven Las amigasjovenes • The young friend The young friends

  10. Adjectives that end in consonants • Some adjectives that end in consonants must add an –a to form the feminine singular. • YOU MUST MEMORIZE THESE!!! • Masculine: • El chicotrabajador • The hard-working boy • Feminine: • La chicatrabajadora • The hard-working girl

  11. Continued… • To make adjectives plural, follow the same rule for nouns (not z). • If an adjective / noun ends in a vowel add –s • If an adjective / noun ends in a consonant add –es . • Masculine: • Los chicostrabajadores • The hard-working boys • Feminine: • Las chicastrabajadoras • The hard-working girls

  12. The athletic man The intelligent student

  13. The pretty girl The funny friends

  14. The serious boy The nice kids

  15. The bad man The young friends

  16. ¡Abran los libros a la página 66!

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