Madrid: indefinite pronouns 'alguno', 'ninguno'
I can use indefinite pronouns to describe places.
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Madrid: indefinite pronouns 'alguno', 'ninguno'
I can use indefinite pronouns to describe places.
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Key learning points
- Madrid is the capital of Spain and its largest city. It's famous for its many museums, palaces and parks.
- Indefinite pronouns replace a noun in the sentence and match the gender and number of the noun they refer to.
- Alguno, alguna, algunos and algunas mean 'some', 'any' or 'a, an' and are used in affirmative sentences and questions.
- 'Ninguno' and 'ninguna' mean 'none', 'no-one', 'not a single one'; they are always used in the singular form.
- Indefinite adjectives and indefinite pronouns are identical apart from the masculine singular form.
Keywords
Indefinite pronoun - words 'some', 'a, an', 'one', 'any', 'no-one', 'none' and 'anyone' that replace a noun in the sentence
Alguno - masculine singular form of the indefinite pronoun meaning 'a, an', 'some' or 'any'
Ninguno - masculine singular indefinite pronoun meaning 'none', 'no-one', 'not a single one'
Common misconception
There is no difference between 'ningún' and 'ninguno'.
'Ningún' and 'ninguno' look very similar but they are used differently in Spanish. 'Ninguno' is a pronoun and it replaces a masculine singular noun. 'Ningún' is an indefinite adjective and it comes before a masculine singular noun.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Order the numbers from largest to smallest.
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
Q3.Match the Spanish and English.
