Adjectives 1 : Placement + Agreement + Comparing

Question 1

In Spanish ____ cannot describe other ____ . Instead, a prepositional phrase is used.

Answer 1

Nouns cannot describe other nouns.

e.g. basketball player —> un jugador de baloncesto

Question 2

How do you express a -ing present participle adjective in Spanish?
e.g. running shoes

Answer 2

You don’t use the Spanish present participle to do this. It is usually an infinitive or other constructions.
e.g. zapatos de correr

Question 3

Some adjectives drop the final -o when they come before a _____. This is called apocopation.

Answer 3

Masculine noun.

e.g. uno —> un libro or bueno —> un buen chico

Question 4

What 4 types of adjectives go before the noun corresponding to these examples?

1. The green leaves of the tree shine in the sun.
2. I have less money than my sister.
3. My sister is tall.
4. 100 years of solitude is a great book.

Answer 4

1. Descriptive adjectives that emphasize an essential quality of a noun. An essential quality of a noun is something that is implicitly obvious about a noun even without the adjective being present.
2. Limiting adjectives that define a number or amount of a noun, even if it is not specific.
3. Possessive adjectives (mi, tu, su, etc.) or demonstrative adjectives (ese, este, aquél).
4. Meaning-changing adjectives

Question 5

Adjective Agreement: adjectives that end in -o

Answer 5

Masculine: -o and -os
Feminine: -a and -as

Question 6

Adjective Agreement: adjectives that end in -e, -ista, or a consonant.

Answer 6

Stay the same in feminine and masculine singular. Add an -s or -es in feminine and masculine plural.

Question 7

Adjective Agreement: Adjectives that end in -or, -ón, or -ín ______.

Answer 7

Do have feminine forms. They are the exception to the -e, -ista, or consonant rule.

• or -ores -ora -oras
• ón -ones -ona -onas

Question 8

Comparative: Expressing equality of adjectives and adverbs

e.g. as fast as

Answer 8

tan + adjective + como

e.g. tan rápido como

Question 9

Comparative: Expressing equality of nouns

e.g. as much money as

Answer 9

tanto(a)(s) + noun + como

e.g. tanto dinero como

Question 10

Comparative: Expressing superiority of adjectives, adverbs, and nouns
e.g. more artistic than

Answer 10

más + noun/adjective/adverb + que

e.g. más artistico que

Question 11

Comparative: Expressing inferiority of adjectives, adverbs, and nouns.
e.g. less books than

Answer 11

menos + noun/adjective/adverb + que

e.g. menos libros que

Question 12

Superlative: Expressing the most of an adjective in negative or positive

Answer 12

el/la + menos + adjective + de

el/la + más + adjective + de