1. Gender Rules Grammar essential #5

2. Gender Rules Gender means masculine and feminine. Gender does not always have to do with the person. All nouns have assigned gender –Some of the assignments make no sense Example el vestido = the dress = which is masculine

3. Gender Rules When do you use the masculine gender for agreement? There are 3 rules for using masculine gender.

4. Masculine Gender Rules 1. Choose masculine gender to agree when all items are masculine.

5. Masculine Gender Rules 2. Choose masculine gender to agree when there are mixed gender. When there are masculine and feminine, no matter the ratio, it will always be masculine.

6. Masculine Gender Rules 3. Choose masculine gender to agree when items are unknown in gender.

7. Feminine Gender Rules 1. Choose feminine gender to agree when all items are feminine. It must be known feminine.