Unit 3.2

De In Spanish possessive ‘s is never used To show possession, use de and the noun that refers to the owner/ possessor El gato de Marisa – Marisa’s cat Los primos de Austin – Austin’s cousins

practica Daniel’s dad. Miss Guerrero’s students. Olivia’s brother. Jason’s grandparents. Will’s sister.

Possessive adjectives Possessive adjectives tell you who owns something or describe a relationship between people or things. In Spanish, possessive adjectives agree in number with the nouns they describe.

Possessive adjectives My Mi Mis Our Nuestro(s) Nuestra(s) Your (informal) Tu Tus Your (Plural/Spain) Vuestro(s) Vuestra(s) Your (formal) His/her/its Su Sus Your (Plural) Their

Practica Her sisters. My grandmother. Your cousins. Our uncle. Your parents. (Plural)

Comparatives Comparatives are expressions used to compare two nouns. In English, comparative adjectives are formed by adding –er to the end of a word or by using more, less, and as.

Comparatives with adjectives In Spanish, there are several phrases used with an adjective to compare two nouns. The adjectives agree with the first noun. Más + adjective+ que – more… than Menos + adjective + que – less… than Tan + adjective + como – as… as

Comparisons with adjectives *The adjectives agree with the first noun. Mi abuela es más alta que mi madre. Ellos son menos atléticos que mi primo. Maria es tan baja como Mark.

Comparatives without adjectives Use them to compare two activities or two things that you like! más que – more than menos que – less than tanto como- as much as

Comparisons without an adjective Me gusta escuchar música más que hacer la tarea. Me gustan las uvas menos que las manzanas. Me gusta jugar fútbol tanto como correr.

Comparatives Mejor que – better than Peor que – worse than USC es mejor que Clemson. Peor que – worse than Barcelona es peor que Valencia. Mayor que – older than Mi abuela es mayor que mi tía. Menor que – younger than Mi hermana es menor que yo.