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Tienen la funcion de calificar al sustantivo, aportan mas informacion y descripcion sobre el mismo.

- Fat (gordo).

- Short (corto).

- Good (bueno).

- Long (largo).

- Cold (frio).

  • Examples

    The cat is too fat.

    (El gato es muy gordo).

    That is not a good idea.

    (Esa no es una buena idea).

    I live in a big house.

    (Yo vivo en una casa grande).

    Where is my green book?

    (¿Donde esta mi libro verde?).

    It is cold today.

    (Hace frio hoy).

Indican la proximidad de la persona con quien o de quien se habla, determinan la ubicacion que tiene el sustantivo con respecto a los elementos con que se vincula en la oracion.

- This (este / o / a).

- That (ese / o / a).

- These (estos / as).

- Those (aquellos / as).

  • Examples

    This car is powerful.

    (Este auto es poderoso).

    Those apples look delicious.

    (Aquellas manzanas se ven deliciosas).

    That cat is going to jump!

    (Ese gato va a saltar!).

    These pencils are mine.

    (Estos lapices son mios).

    These drawings are perfect.

    (Estos dibujos son perfectos).

    I like those jeans.

    (Me gustan esos jeans).

Expresan cantidad de modo impreciso, tambien califican al sustantivo de manera imprecisa.

- Some (alguno / a / os / as).

- Any (ningun / cualquier).

- Little (un poco).

- Few (pocos).

- Enough (suficiente / bastante).

- Many (muchos).

- Much (mucho).

  • Examples

    I do not have enough money.

    (No tengo suficiente dinero).

    I want some biscuits, please.

    (Quiero algunas galletitas, por favor).

    There is not much time.

    (No hay mucho tiempo).

    How many bottles are there?

    (¿Cuantas botellas hay?).

    I need a little change.

    (Necesito un pequeño cambio).

Identifican al sustantivo en las oraciones interrogativas anteponiendose a este.

- What? (Que?).

- Who? (Quien?).

- Which? (Cual?).

- Where? (Donde?).

- When? (Cuando?).

- How? (Como?).

- Whose? (A quien?).

  • Examples

    What are you doing?

    (¿Que estas haciendo?)

    Where is your bag?

    (¿Donde esta tu cartera?)

    Who are you looking for?

    (¿A quien estas buscando?)

    When are they coming?

    (¿Cuando vienen?)

    How much is it?

    (¿Cuanto cuesta?)

Establecen una relacion de posesion o pertenencia respecto al sustantivo.

- My (mio).

- Your (tuyo).

- His (suyo) de el.

- Her (suyo) de ella.

- Its (suyo) de eso.

- Our (nuestro).

- Their (suyo) de ellos.

  • Examples

    This is my car.

    (Este es mi auto).

    The dog is eating its bone.

    (El perro esta comiendo su hueso).

    They are our new friends.

    (Ellos son nuestros nuevos amigos).

    She lost her bag.

    (Ella perdio su bolso).

    Tom closed his shop.

    (Tom cerro su negocio).

Complementan al sustantivo, expresan una cantidad o numero de cosas.

- Five (cinco).

- Ten (diez).

- First (primero).

- Second (segundo).

- One (uno).

  • Examples

    It is on the second floor.

    (Esta en el segundo piso).

    I need one pencil.

    (Necesito un lapiz).

    There are five flowers.

    (Hay cinco flores).

    Do you have ten minutes?

    (¿Tienes diez minutos?).

    This is her first job.

    (Este es su primer trabajo).

NO GENRE

- Good (bueno/a).

- Fat (gordo/a).

- Pretty (lindo/a).

- Fast (rapido/a).

- Cold (frio/a).

Para identificar el genero del adjetivo, por lo general se tiene en cuenta el sustantivo al que acompaña.

  • Examples

    She is a pretty girl.

    (Ella es una linda chica).

    This is a fast car.

    (Este es un auto rapido).

    This coffee is cold.

    (Este cafe esta frio).

    This dog is fat.

    (Este perro esta gordo).

    My book is good.

    (Mi libro es bueno).

NO PLURAL

Excepto los Cuantitativos y Demostrativos que usan distintas formas para Singular y Plural.

  • Examples

    This flower.

    (Esta flor).

    These flowers.

    (Esas flores).

    Much milk.

    (Mucha leche).

    Many biscuits.

    (Muchos bizcochos).

LOCATION

BEFORE THE NOUN

Por lo general, los Adjetivos se escriben antes del Sustantivo.

The tall boy

(El chico alto).

The (articulo) tall (adjetivo) boy (sustantivo).

  • Examples

    The tall boy.

    (El chico alto).

    My little dog.

    (Mi pequeño perro).

    The red bike.

    (La bicicleta roja).

    I bought a pink dress.

    (Yo compre un vestido rosa).

    She made a delicious cake.

    (Ella hizo una torta deliciosa).

RULE

Cuando depende del verbo, se escribe despues de este.

She looks Beatiful.

(Ella luce hermosa).

Andrew is Intelligent.

(Andrew es inteligente).

He feels Bad.

(El se siente mal).

It smells Good.

(Huele bien).

They are Blue.

(Son azules).

Se pueden usar varios adjetivos juntos, existe un orden establecido que se debe respetar cuando los aplicamos en una misma oracion...

ORDER

TYPE

EXAMPLE

Opinion

Expensive

Size

Big

Shape

Round

State

Dirty

Age

Old

Color

Brown

Origin

Irish

Material

Wooden

Noun

Table

No es necesario usar todos los adjetivos a la vez, por lo general no se utilizan mas de tres en una misma oracion para describir un sustantivo.

A small pink bike.

(Una pequeña bicicleta rosa).

An awful new cotton hat.

(Un horrible nuevo gorro de algodon).

This is an enourmous broken old american car.

(Este es un enorme roto y viejo auto Americano).

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Generally, to describe a noun, we don't use more than 2 or 3 adjectives.

True

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There is not an established order to be respected when we use many adjectives in a sentence.

True

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False

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When the adjective depends on the verb, it is written…

...before it.

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...after it.

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...at the beginning of the sentence.

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Which of the following is an Interrogative Adjective?

That

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Any

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How

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"FIRST" and "TEN" are examples of Quantitative Adjectives.

True

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False

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"THAT" and "THOSE" are considered Quantitative Adjectives.

True

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False

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The Numeral Adjectives are used to talk about amounts.

True

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The Adjectives have no gender.

True

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False

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The Demonstrative adjectives have different form in Singular and Plural.

True

Well done!

False

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Generally, the adjectives are written after the noun.

True

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False

Good!

There is an order to be followed when we use more than one adjective in a sentence.

True

Great!

False

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To identify the gender of the adjective, we generally take into account the noun next to it.

True

Cool!

False

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Which of the following sentences is written correctly?

A car yellow small.

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A small yellow car.

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A yellow small car.

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_ _ _ _ _ flowers are pink.

This

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Much

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These

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The Interrogative Adjectives are used…

… in affirmative sentences.

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… in negative sentences.

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… in interrogative sentences.

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