1. Grammar Rule for nouns & adjectives en español
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2. Essential Question: What is the English noun & adjective word order?
The adjective comes before the noun
“the yellow book”
adjective noun
1st nd
not “the book yellow”

3. What is the español noun & adjective word order?
Spanish:
The noun comes before the adjective
“el libro amarillo”
noun adjective
1st nd
not “el amarillo libro”

4. Grammar Rule for articles en español

5. What does el & la mean? When do we use el & la?
el and la = the
el and la are usually in agreement with nouns and adjectives
el goes with nouns and adjectives that end in –o
el libro amarillo
la goes with nouns and adjectives that end in -a
la mesa amarilla

6. Grammar Rule for adjectives en español

7. What adjectives can change their endings
What adjectives can change their endings? What adjectives do not change their endings?
-o club members
-o adjectives and nouns can change their endings to either to -o or –a
anaranjado, rojo, morado, negro, blanco, rosado, plateado, dorado, etc.
el libro amarillo
la mesa amarilla
not –o club members
not –o club adjectives and nouns do not change ending
azúl, marrón, café, chocolate, naranja, rosa, turquesa, celeste, crema, etc.
el libro azúl
la mesa azúl

8. We will have a quiz on español word order noun & adjective the week of October 3, 2011 for Mr. Hulme & Mrs. Meis’ classes.
We will have a quiz on español word order noun & adjective the week of October 10th, 2011 for Ms Pruett & Mr. Shintock’s classes.
Remember, practice for about 5-10 minutes every night, and you will acquire the noun and adjective order for español.
We will also practice in class for the next weeks before la prueba / the quiz.