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Agreement of adjectives:

• Remember, you have already learned that an adjective must agree with the noun/word it is describing in 2 ways:

• In gender = masculine or feminine• In number = singular or plural

Agreement of adjectives:

• Ella es muy _______(hard-working)• trabajadora (f/s)• Los pantalones son ______(brown).• marrones (m/p)• El vestido es ______(long)• largo (m/s)

Position of adjectives:• There are 2 types of adjectives:• 1) Limiting adjectives: go BEFORE the noun;• numbers – dos, cincuenta, etc.• articles – un, el, los, unas, etc.• possessives – mi, mis, tu, tus, etc.• 2) Descriptive adjectives: Go AFTER the noun;• colors – azul, rojo, etc.• appearance – alto, rubio, feo, etc.• personality – perezoso, inteligente, etc.

Position of adjectives:• 1. a short, yellow pencil-• un lápiz corto y amarillo• 2. five expensive white dresses-• cinco vestidos caros y blancos• 3. my green socks-• mis calcetines verdes• 4. the three long, boring classes-• las tres clases largas y aburridas

Position of adjectives:• 5. a big shoe store-• una zapatería grande• 6. 14 rather nice students-• catorce estudiantes bastante

simpáticos• 7. some small pink erasers-• unas gomas pequeñas y rosadas• 8. six blue folders-• seis carpetas azules