
Pre-assessment: adj como sustantivos
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Pre-assessment: adj como sustantivos
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When you are comparing two similar objects, you can avoid repetition by dropping the noun and using an article with an adjective.
How?
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¿Cuál prefieres, la sudadera apretada o la floja?
Which hoodie do you prefer: the tight or the loose one?
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This also happens in English:
-Do you prefer the red jacket or the blue one?
- The red one.
In this case the noun is dropped because the speakers know what object they refer to.
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¿Cuál prefieres, la sudadera apretada o la floja?
In Spanish we dropped the noun but we keep the article- la- and the adjective-floja-
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Poll
Why do we drop the noun in a sentence where we compare two similar objects?
to avoid confusion
to avoid fatigue
to avoid repetition
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Multiple Choice
In this phrase what noun would you drop? Prefieres el vestido negro o el vestido blanco?
negro
blanco
el vestido
vestido
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Multiple Choice
In this phrase what is the response that uses the adj as noun.
A:¿Prefieres el vestido negro o el vestido blanco?
B: el vestido blanco
B: el blanco
B: el vestido
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Now, give the answer to a conversation. Drop the noun...
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Fill in the Blanks
Responde: A: ¿Cuál prefieres, el sombrero mejicano o el sombrero argentino?
B: Prefiero____ ______.
Type answer...
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When it includes a material description, we keep the preposition de: el de algodón.
The one made of cotton
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Fill in the Blanks
Responde: A: ¿Cuál prefieres, el bolso de cuero, o el bolso de tela?
B: Prefiero____ ______.
Type answer...
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Extra practice: Mira el sitio web
on the next slide
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Using adjectives as nouns in Spanish | coLanguage
You can open this webpage in a new tab.
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Poll
How well did you understand this topic?
Bien. Mañana voy a hacerlo muy bien en clase.
Bien, pero necesito más ejemplos.
Regular,necesito más ejemplos y explicación.
It's confusing.
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