Clothing & Adjective Agreement
* Notes * Adjective Agreement Practice * Dustbin * Writing Prompt *
It does not matter
WHO is wearing the clothing, you look at the article of the clothing to find
the gender/number of the clothing.
Adjectives need to match the gender and the number of the noun they describe. Adjectives that end in –o can have four forms:
The ending of the adjective changes to match the noun. |
Adjectives that end
in –e or any consonants will agree with either a masculine or a feminine noun.
What adjectives do you know that can be either masculine or feminine?
Make these adjectives plural:
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So who decides what makes the dress masculine or the clothing feminine? The Royal Spanish Academy decides. Each noun is published in a Spanish-English dictionary with either (m.) or (f.) next it to signal gender. Changes to the language and alphabet are decided by the Academy. |
DIRECTIONS:
Links to Clothing/Adjective Practices:
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DIRECTIONS for the DUSTBIN GAME:
REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
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Type 2 Writing
Describe your outfit using articles, clothing, and adjectives. The article and adjectives should agree with the clothing. 2 lines, 3 minutes, in Spanish |
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