Una enfermera importante: indefinite adjectives (otro, mismo, cada, todo)
I can use indefinite adjectives to give information about an influential Spanish-speaking nurse.
Una enfermera importante: indefinite adjectives (otro, mismo, cada, todo)
I can use indefinite adjectives to give information about an influential Spanish-speaking nurse.
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Key learning points
- 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.
Keywords
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 misconception
The relative pronouns 'que', 'donde' and 'cuando' have a written accent.
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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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the Spanish and English.
every
all, the whole
same
little, few
other, another
a lot, much, many
Q2.Match the Spanish and English.
danger
survey
illness
ill
disability
to look after, looking after