Género y Número07 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2014

What are the two words that we must remember when we talk about GÉNERO (GENDER)?

What are the two words that we must remember when we talk about NÚMERO (NUMBER)?

BELLRINGER

MASCULINO y FEMENINO (masculine and feminine)

SINGULAR y PLURAL (singular and plural)

1. REVIEW the rules of GENDER and NUMBER

2. PRACTICE matching GENDER and NUMBER between articles, nouns and adjectives.

OBJECTIVES

The GENDER and the NUMBER must match between all parts of any sentence.

The ARTICLE, the NOUN and the ADJECTIVE must keep correspondence in these qualities.

INPUT

ARTICLE NOUN ADJECTIVE

LA CASA BLANCA

The ARTICLES will help us determine the GENDER and the NUMBER of the NOUN.

You MUST know how to identify and use the various articles.

There are TWO kinds of ARTICLES:DETERMINED INDETERMINED

INPUT ARTICLES

INPUT

DETERMINADOS

MASCULINO FEMENINO

SINGULAR EL LAPLURAL LOS LAS

INDETERMINADOS

MASCULINO FEMENINO

SINGULAR UN UNAPLURAL UNOS UNAS

ARTICLES

The NOUNS also have GENDER and NUMBER and MUST MATCH the article AND the adjective.

There are RULES but also EXCEPTIONS both for GENDER and NUMBER.

You MUST be aware of these!

INPUT NOUNS

Generally, if a NOUN ends in “o”, it will be…

Generally, if a NOUN ends in “a”, it will be…

Exceptions: masculine: if they end in L-O-N-E-R-S feminine: if they end in D-ION-Z-A

Even so, there are exceptions to the exceptions! But use the RULE first.

INPUT NOUNS (gender)

MASCULINO (masculine)

FEMENINO (feminine)

GUIDED PRACTICE

NOUNS (gender)

MASCULINO

FEMENINO

¿MASCULINO O FEMENINO?CUADERN

O

PISCINA

CANCIÓN

CORREO

VERDAD

LÁPIZ

SUELO

JARRÓN

BANQUETE

PÁJARO

CIRUGÍA

CORDÓN

GABINETE

LUZ

FEMENINO

MASCULINO

FEMENINO

MASCULINO (EX)MASCULINO

MASCULINO

MASCULINO

MASCULINO

FEMENINO

MASCULINO

MASCULINO

FEMENINO

Generally, if a NOUN ends in “s”, it will be…

TO CHANGE from SINGULAR to PLURAL: If the NOUN ends in VOWEL (a, e, i, o, u):

Add an “s”

If the NOUN ends in CONSONANT

(a letter other than a, e, i, o, u):add “es”

INPUT NOUNS (number)

PLURAL (plural)

C A S AS C A R R OS

P A P E LE S C A N C I Ó NE S

GUIDED PRACTICE

NOUNS (number)

CUADERNOS

PISCINAS

SINGULAR TO PLURALCUADERN

O

PISCINA

CANCIÓN

CORREO

VERDAD

LÁPIZ

SUELO

JARRÓN

BANQUETE

PÁJARO

CIRUGÍA

CORDÓN

GABINETE

LUZ

CANCIONES

CORREOS

VERDADES

LÁPICES

SUELOS

JARRONES

BANQUETES

PÁJAROS

CIRUGÍAS

CORDONES

GABINETE

LUCES

GUIDED PRACTICE

ARTICLES and NOUNS (match)

LOS

UNA

Write the correct article:(DEFINIDO)

CUADERNOS

(INDEFINIDO) PISCINA

(DEFINIDO) CANCIÓNES

(DEFINIDO) CORREO

(INDEFINIDO) VERDAD

(DEFINIDO) LÁPIZ

(INDEFINIDO) ZAPATO

(DEFINIDO) JARRÓNES

(INDEFINIDO) BANQUETE

(DEFINIDO) PÁJAROS

(INDEFINIDO) PAPELES

(DEFINIDO) CORDÓNES

(INDEFINIDO) ROSAS

(DEFINIDO) LUCES

LAS

EL

UNA

EL

UN

LOS

UN

LOS

UNOS

LOS

UNAS

LAS

You MUST pay attention to the GENDER and the NUMBER of both, the ARTICLE and the NOUN to match the ADJECTIVE.

INPUT ADJETIVOS

CASAS

CARRORÁPIDO

PAPELEL

CANCIÓN

CARROSRÁPIDOSUN UNOS

LAS BLANCAS UNA BONITA

NUEVO CHICOEL VALIENTEUNUN

LOS

LA

NUEVOSNUEVAS

CHICALA

UNAUNASLAS

You MUST pay attention to the GENDER and the NUMBER of both, the ARTICLE and the NOUN to match the ADJECTIVE.

Some adjectives end in “e”. These can be used for EITHER, masculine or feminine.

INPUT ADJETIVOS

GUIDED PRACTICE

ADJETIVOS (match)

GRANDE

GRANDES

Write the correct article:LA MESA

LOS GUSANOS

UNOS GUANTES

UNA PANTALLA

EL CAJÓN

LAS REVISTAS

UN MARCO

FEOS

FEO

CALIENTE

CALIENTES

ROJA

ROJO

NUEVO

NUEVA

VIEJO

VIEJAS

ELEGANTE

ELEGANTES

1. REVIEW the rules of GENDER and NUMBER

2. PRACTICE matching GENDER and NUMBER between articles, nouns and adjectives.

HAVE WE MET OUR OBJECTIVES?