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Una enfermera importante: indefinite adjectives (otro, mismo, cada, todo)

People and lifestyle: Los desafíos del mundo actual

Unit Summary

This unit revisits singular forms of 'ser' in the imperfect, and introduces plural forms. Pupils learn how form sentences with neuter 'esto' and 'eso', the comparative 'tan...como', suffixes '-ito' and '-ita' to form the diminutive, and suffixes '-ísimo' and '-ísima' to express 'very'.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use indefinite adjectives to give information about an influential Spanish-speaking nurse.

Key Notes

  • The indefinite adjectives 'todo', 'mismo' and 'otro' all change to agree in gender and number with the noun.
  • The indefinite adjective 'cada' never changes.
  • Indefinite adjectives appear before the noun in Spanish.
  • The relative pronouns 'que', 'donde' and 'cuando' introduce more information in a sentence.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • indefinite adjective: a type of adjective that describes a noun in an non-specific way; in English this includes 'few' and 'some'
  • todo: Spanish indefinite adjective meaning 'all' or 'the whole'
  • otro: Spanish indefinite adjective meaning 'other' or 'another'
  • relative pronoun: a type of pronoun that introdduces more information in a sentence

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The relative pronouns 'que', 'donde' and 'cuando' have a written accent.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

The indefinite adjectives 'todo', 'mismo' and 'otro' all change to agree in gender and number with the noun. The indefinite adjective 'cada' never changes.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'indefinite adjective'

a type of adjective that describes a noun in an non-specific way; in English this includes 'few' and 'some'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The relative pronouns 'que', 'donde' and 'cuando' have a written accent. Correction: The relative pronouns 'que' (who/that), 'donde' (where) and 'cuando' (when) do not have a written accent. However, the question words 'qué' (what), 'dónde' (where) and 'cuándo' (when) do have a written accent.

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