SPN2 U7 Using Adjectives as Nouns

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Using Adjectives as Nouns

When you are comparing two similar things, you can avoid repetition by dropping the noun and using an article with an adjective:

• ¿Cuál prefieres, la sudadera apretada o la floja?- "Which do you prefer, the tight sweatshirt or the loose one?"

• Prefiero la floja.- "I prefer the loose one."

You can also do this with expressions that use de:

• ¿Compraste una chaqueta de lana o una de cuero?- "Did you buy a wool jacket or a leather one?"

• ¿Prefieres el abrigo de Paco o el de Juan?- "Do you prefer Paco's coat or Juan's?"

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In the example, ¿Compraste una chaqueta de lana o una de cuero?, "una de cuero" used an adjective as an noun.

Which chaqueta in this picture es de cuero?

When you use adjectives as nouns, you drop the noun that was mentioned in the original sentence. The adjective then uses the appropriate article in order to serve as the noun.

The article must agree in gender and in number with the adjective. In the example to the right, flojo is masculine and singular and uses the masculine and singular article el to be used as a noun.

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¿Encontraste una cajera trabajadora o una perezosa?- "Did you find a hardworking cashier or a lazy one?"



Encontré ​

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.- "I found a hardworking one."

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una trabajadora

una cajera

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¿Prefieres los pantalones de solo un color o los exagerados?- "Do you prefer pants that are only one color or those that are outrageous."



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me parecen interesantes, pero prefiero los de solo un color.- "The outrageous ones seem interesting to me but I prefer those of only one color."

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Los exagerados

Los pantalones

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¿Te probaste los zapatos negros o los de color vivos?- "Did you try on the black shoes or the bright colored ones?"



Me probé ​

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- "I tried on the black ones."

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los negros

los zapatos

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct response to fill in the blank.

¿La tuya es la puerta roja o _____ amarilla?- "Is yours the red door or the yellow one?"

• el

• la

• los

• las

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Draw a line to make the correct matches.

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Help Carmen decide what to wear!

Choose a new outfit for this figure by answering each of these questions. All of your answers should use an adjective as a noun.

1. ¿Escoges la camisa violeta o la roja?

2. ¿Escoges los jeans claros o los oscuros?

3. ¿Escoges las botas de color marrón o las rosadas?

   Remember to include accent marks where appropriate: Á á É é Í í Ó ó Ú ú Ü ü Ñ ñ ¡ ¿

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Answer the questions on page 87 of your workbook.

Draw

Answer the questions on page 87 of your workbook.