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1 Nouns, Articles, and Adjectives
El Acuerdo Agreement Nouns, Articles, and Adjectives

2 When it comes to agreement,
it’s the noun that decides!

3 Repaso Nouns are masculine or feminine
Usually end in –o Many end in -ma Usually end in –a End in: -sión, -ción, -dad, -tad, -tud, - umbre

4 Nouns are masculine or feminine
Many end in -ma El problema El programa El clima End in: -sión, -ción, - dad, -tad, -tud, - umbre La televisión, la habitación, la universidad, la dificultad, la actitud,

5 What if the noun ends in a consonant?
Masculine nouns that end in a consonant often have a corresponding feminine form that ends in –a. El profesor La profesora El señor La profesora

6 What if the noun ends in an -e?
Some nouns that refer to people use the same form for both masculine and feminine. These nouns indicate gender by the article (el or la). El estudiante La estudiante El artista La artista

7 RELATIONSHIPS I Nouns and Articles
When the noun gender changes, so does the article. They have an “agreement”. El estudiante La estudiante El artista La artista

8 RELATIONSHIPS II Nouns and Ajectives
When the noun gender changes, so does the adjective. They have “agreement”. El vestido blanco La camisa blanca Los vestidos blancos Las camisas blancas

9 The gender and number of the noun(s) decides
Is the noun masculine or feminine? Singular or plural? Whatever it is, so are the article and adjective. El zapato negro La falda negra Los zapatos negros Las faldas negras

10 The gender and number of the noun(s) decides
Masculine adjectives Feminine adjectives end in “o” end in “a” El vestido es rojo. La chaqueta es roja. All other endings stay the same. El vestido es marrón. La chaqueta es marrón. El vestido es verde. La chaqueta es verde.

11 The noun decides Práctica Oral
The white shoe. The black shirt. The pink shoes. The red tee shirts. El zapato blanco La camisa negra Los zapatos rosados Las camisetas rojas

12 The noun decides Práctica Oral
The girl is tall. The boy is short. The student/M is good. The student/F is good. The students/M are good. La chica es alta. El chico es bajo. El estudiante es bueno. La estudiante es buena. Los estudiantes son buenos.

13 The noun decides Práctica Escrita
The fat cat The ugly shirt The happy student/M is The good-looking teacher/f. The big pants El gato gordo. La camisa fea. El estudiante feliz La profesora guapa. Los pantalones grandes.

14 The noun decides Práctica Escrita
The cat is fat. The shirt is ugly. The student/M is happy. The teacher/F is good- looking. The pants are big. El gato es gordo. La camisa es fea. El estudiante es feliz. La profesora es guapa. Los pantalones son grandes.


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