2. The Plurals of Adjectives P. 156 Realidades 1

3. The Plurals of *Adjectives l *Adjectives modify nouns or pronouns. l Eg. He is intelligent. l Elena is nice. l The hamburgers are tasty.

4. The Plurals of Adjectives l In Spanish, adjectives must agree in both gender (♂,♀) and number (singular or plural) with the noun/pronoun they modify.

5. The Plurals of Adjectives l To make adjectives plural, just add an -s after the vowel at the end of the adjective. l If the adjective ends in a consonant, add -es.

6. The Plurals of Adjectives l La hamburguesa es sabrosa. l ♀=♀ l Las hamburguesas son sabrosas.♀♀=♀♀

7. The Plurals of Adjectives l El pastel es muy popular. l ♂=♂ l Los pasteles son muy populares. l ♂♂=♂♂

8. The Plurals of Adjectives l When an adjective describes a group including both masculine and feminine nouns, use the masculine plural form ( ♂+♀=♂♂ ).

9. The Plurals of Adjectives l La lechuga, las zanahorias, y los tomates son buenos para la salud. l ♀+♀♀+♂♂= ♂♂

10. The Plurals of Adjectives l Don’t forget that the singular form of mucho means “much” or “a lot of,” but that the plural form, muchos(as), means “many.”

11. The Plurals of Adjectives l No como mucha carne, pero como muchas verduras. l I don’t eat much meat, but I eat a lot of vegetables.