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Presenting twenty individual grammar points in lively and realistic contexts, Basic Spanish is an accessible reference grammar with related exercises in one, easy to follow volume. Beginning with the simpler aspects of Spanish and progressing on to more complex areas, each chapter contains grammar points that are followed by examples and exercises selected to reinforce the topic.
A first-class introduction to the language, features of this practical book include:
* authentic reading texts to encourage an understanding of Spain and Spanish-speaking countries
* reference to Latin American usage where appropriate
* abundant exercises with full answer key
* glossary of grammatical terms.
Clearly presented and user-friendly, Basic Spanish provides readers with the basic tools to express themselves in a wide variety of situations, making it an ideal reference and practice resource for both beginners and students with some knowledge of the language.
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UNIT SEVEN
Adjectives and adverbs
Adjectives
An adjective is a word which describes attributes or characteristics of a person, place or thing (i.e. a noun) for example:
a black dog
(‘dog’ is the noun, ‘black’ is the adjective describing the noun)
an aggressive person
(‘person’ is the noun, ‘aggressive’ is the adjective describing the noun)
an exciting city
(‘city’ is the noun, ‘exciting’ is the adjective describing the noun)
Adjectives in Spanish usually change their endings to match the number and gender of the noun they are describing.
Adjectives ending in -o in the masculine singular normally have three other forms:
| masc. sing. | rojo | un coche rojo |
| masc. pl. | rojos | unos coches rojos |
| fem. sing. | roja | una rosa roja |
| fem. pl. | rojas | unas rosas rojas |
Adjectives ending in -e have no separate feminine form in the singular of plural:
| masc. sing. | inteligente | un niño inteligente |
| fem. sing. | inteligente | una niña inteligente |
| masc. pl. | inteligentes | unos niños inteligentes |
| fem. pl. | inteligentes | unas niñas inteligentes |
Similarly adjectives that end in a consonant usually have no separate feminine form in the singular or plural:
| masc. sing. | gris | un gato gris |
| fem. sing. | gris | una silla gris |
| masc. pl. | grises | unos zapatos grises |
| fem. pl. | ... |
Table of contents
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- PRONUNCIATION
- STRESS
- UNIT ONE Nouns and articles
- UNIT TWO Numbers, times and dates
- UNIT THREE Subject pronouns and present tense of regular verbs
- UNIT FOUR Present tense of some common irregular verbs
- UNIT FIVE Interrogatives
- UNIT SIX Negatives
- UNIT SEVEN Adjectives and adverbs
- UNIT EIGHT ser and estar
- UNIT NINE Demonstratives
- UNIT TEN Comparatives and superlatives
- UNIT ELEVEN Object pronouns
- UNIT TWELVE gustar
- UNIT THIRTEEN Radical changing verbs
- UNIT FOURTEEN Reflexive verbs
- UNIT FIFTEEN Present continuous tense
- UNIT SIXTEEN Possessives
- UNIT SEVENTEEN The preterite tense
- UNIT EIGHTEEN The imperfect tense
- UNIT NINETEEN Perfect and pluperfect tenses
- UNIT TWENTY The future tense
- KEY TO EXERCISES
- GLOSSARY OF GRAMMATICAL TERMS
- INDEX