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Using Adjectives as Nouns

Using Adjectives as Nouns. p. 295 – Chp. 7 AVSR #2 - Realidades 3. Adjectives to Nouns. Look at how we can avoid repeating the noun in these instances:. Adjectives to Nouns. ¿Te duele la pierna derecha o la izquierda ? ¿Qué prefieres, un gorro azul o uno amarillo ?.

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Using Adjectives as Nouns

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  1. Using Adjectives as Nouns p. 295 – Chp. 7 AVSR #2 - Realidades 3

  2. Adjectives to Nouns • Look at how we can avoid repeating the noun in these instances:

  3. Adjectives to Nouns • ¿Te duele la pierna derecha o la izquierda? • ¿Qué prefieres, un gorro azul o uno amarillo?

  4. Adjectives to Nouns • To avoid repetition we drop the noun in the second part of the sentence, then...

  5. Adjectives to Nouns • ...then put the definite or indefinite article right before the second adjective.

  6. Adjectives to Nouns • Note that the adjective must agree in gender and number just as if the noun were still there.

  7. Adjectives to Nouns • Also note that un becomes uno(a) when it is not followed by a noun.

  8. Adjectives to Nouns • We can do the same thing with what we call a “prepositional phrase,” or a description that begins with a, de, or para.

  9. Adjectives to Nouns • ¿Prefieres las esculturas de la derecha o las de la izquierda? • ¿El informe es para esta semana o para la próxima?

  10. Adjectives to Nouns • A masculine singular adjective can be made into a noun by placing lo before it. • Lo bueno del verano es que tenemos vacaciones.

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