Affirmative and Negative words U5L2 Michaelson

 English Grammar Connection: To express a negative idea in English you often use a negative word (no) followed by an affirmative word. In Spanish, negative ideas sometimes require _______________________called a _____________________________. two negative words double negative

 In English we do not use double negatives in this way. ___________________ refer to non- specific people, things or situations and can be _____________________. Indefinite words affirmative or negative

Affirmative and Negative Words Affirmative words (sí)Negative Words (no) algo something nada Nothing alguien Someone nadie No one algún/ alguno(s) alguna(s) some ningún/ ninguno(s) ningunas(s) None/ any o…o Either…or ni…ni Neither… nor o or ni nor siempre always nunca Never también Also tampoco Neither, either todavia, aún still todavia no not yet ya already ya no no longer

Affirmative and Negative Word  Two of these words must change to reflect number and gender: __________________and ___________________. ______________ and _______________ change forms before ___________________________________________________.  Ej: ¿Quieres algún filete ?No, no quiero ningún plato. con carne. masc. sing. noun masc. sing. noun alguno(a/as/os)ninguno(a/as/os) Alguno ninguno singular, masculine nouns.(drop the o ending) Take note that the ending is dropped while an accent is added to the last vowel.

-A double negative is required in Spanish when no comes before the verb. Indefinite words that follow no must be negative.

 -When alguien or nadie is the object of a verb, it is preceded by the personal A.  Ej: No veo a nadie. I don’t see anyone. (anybody) **Remember to use the ___________________________ ANYTIME a person follows a verb.** personal a