Grammar Unit 2

Question 1

Descriptive adjective placement

Answer 1

Follow the noun

Question 2

Inherent adjective location

Answer 2

Before the noun

Question 3

Adjectives indicating number or amount location

Answer 3

Come before the noun

Question 4

Adjectives that normally come before the noun

Answer 4

Ambos 
Otro 
Bastante 
Mejor 
Alguno/ninguno 
Poco 
Suficiente 
Peor 
Mucho 
Varios

Question 5

Viejo placement and meaning change

Answer 5

After noun: old (age)

Before noun: old (long time)

Question 6

Pobre placement and meaning change

Answer 6

After noun: poor (without money)

Before noun: unfortunate

Question 7

Mismo placement and meaning change

Answer 7

After noun: himself

Before noun: the same

Question 8

Grande placement and meaning change

Answer 8

After noun: big/large

Before noun: great

Question 9

Nuevo placement and meaning change

Answer 9

After a noun: brand new

Before noun: new (different)

Question 10

Cierto placement and meaning change

Answer 10

After noun: sure (beyond doubt)

Before noun: certain (particular)

Question 11

Antiguo placement and meaning change

Answer 11

After noun; old/ ancient

Before noun: former

Question 12

Único placement and meaning change

Answer 12

After noun: unique

Before noun: only

Question 13

Semejante placement and meaning change

Answer 13

After noun: similar thing

Before noun: such a thing

Question 14

Diferente placement and meaning change

Answer 14

After noun: different

Before noun: various

Question 15

With two adjectives, the one you want to emphasize goes where?

Answer 15

Before the noun and the other follows the noun

Question 16

Before a masculine singular noun, 
Bueno
Malo
Primero
Tercero
Alguno
Ninguno
All change to

Answer 16

Buen 
Mal 
Primer 
Tercer 
Algún
Ningún

Question 17

Cien placement

Answer 17

Used before all nouns

Question 18

Grande and cualquiera change to ——- in front of masculine and feminine singular nouns

Answer 18

Gran

Cualquier

Question 19

Before masculine singular names, Santo changes to ——

Except when names start with ——

Answer 19

Santo goes to San

Except when names start with Do- and To-

Question 20

This/these, refers to something or someone near the speaker

Answer 20

Este
Esta
Estos
Esto

Question 21

That/those, something or someone near the person addressed

Answer 21

Ese
Esa
Esos
Esas

Question 22

That, something or someone far away

Answer 22

Aquel
Aquella
Aquellos
Aquellas

Question 23

Demonstrative pronouns
This one, these
Something close to speaker
Present time

Answer 23

Éste, ésta, éstos, éstas

Question 24

Demonstrative pronouns
That one, those
Near the person being addressed
Period relatively near

Answer 24

Ése, ésa, ésos, ésas

Question 25

Demonstrative pronouns,
That one, those
Far away
Remote time

Answer 25

Aquél, aquélla, aquéllos, aquéllas

Question 26

Neuter demonstrative pronouns, refer to ideas, concepts, or situations

Answer 26

Esto, eso, aquello

Question 27

Short form possessive adjectives

Placed before noun

Answer 27

Mi, Mis
Tu, tus
Su, sus 
Nuestro/a/os/as 
Vuestro/a/os/as

Question 28

Possessive adjectives long form

Placed after noun

Answer 28

Mío/a/os/as
Tuyo /a/os/as
Suyo /a/os/as
Nuestro  /a/os/as
Vuestro /a/os/as
Suyo /a/os/as

Question 29

Possessive pronouns

Answer 29

El mío (mine)
El tuyo (yours)
El suyo (theirs, his)
El nuestro (ours)
El vuestro (yours) 
(El, la,  /a/os/as)

Question 30

Comparisons of equality

Answer 30

Tan adjective Como

Tanto/a/os/as

Question 31

Comparisons of inequality

Answer 31

Más(menos) adjective que

Question 32

To express than before numerals use ——

Answer 32

De
Más de
Menos diez

Question 33

To express than before numerals in negative sentence, use

Answer 33

Que

Más que diez

Question 34

Better than
Worse than
Older than
Younger than

Answer 34

Mejor que
Peor que
Mayor que
Menor que

Question 35

The best of
The worst of
The oldest of
The youngest of

Answer 35

El/la mejor de
El/la peor de
El la mayor de
El la menor de

Question 36

Superlative formation

Answer 36

El (la, Los, las) + más(menos) + adjective + de

Question 37

Absolute superlative formation

Answer 37

Ísimo, ísima, ísimos, ísimas

Question 38

Spelling changes for superlatives

Answer 38

C-qu
G-gu
Z-c