1. AGREEMENT!!!

2. Two Types of Agreement:
Gender:
Number:
Masculine
Feminine
Singular *
Plural
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3. Are these Spanish words Masculine or Feminine?
Libro
Casa
Canción
Universidad
Mujer
Hombre
Abuelo
Abuela

4. A / An / Some THE Definite Articles
Definite articles are the FOUR ways to
say . . .
Indefinite articles are the FOUR ways to
THE
A / An / Some

5. Activity:
On your handout, write the correct article for each word that would agree with the gender and number of the article.
¡OJO! Be careful of a few exceptions to the rules!

6. DESCRIBE ADJECTIVES!!! ADJECTIVES ARE WORDS THAT . . .
IN SPANISH, ADJECTIVES USUALLY COME _____________ THE WORD THEY DESCRIBE.
DESCRIBE
AFTER

7. THEREFORE,
A PRETTY GIRL IS . . .
Una bonita chica
B. Una chica bonita

8. Some smart guys are
A. Unos chicos inteligentes
B. Unos inteligentes chicos

9. 4 Easy Agreement Rules: 1. Change an O  A to make a word feminine.
Add –S to a vowel to make a word plural.
Add –ES to a consonant to make a word plural.
Don’t worry about gender if an adjective does NOT end in –O or –A. (There are exceptions, and nationalities are one of them.)
amigo cómico
amiga cómica
amigo cómico
amigos cómicos
amigo español
amigos españoles
chico inteligente
chica inteligente

10. In a nutshell . . .
EVERYTHING MUST MATCH!!!!!

11. Actividad
On your handout, write the correct form of the adjective in parentheses on the blank so that it agrees with what it is describing.
NOTE: The singular, masculine form is automatically given, so there are cases where you won’t change what is in parentheses.