Next week we'll start on Lección 3: Los trabajos de la casa (household chores), I think a preview in grammar, may help, ESPECIALLY a preview of English grammar.
IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR....
Demonstrative Adjectives (this, that, these, those) show whether the noun that they refer to is singular or plural and whether it is located near to or far from the speaker or writer.
Example:
I'm standing next to a 1967 candy-apple red, mustang convertible. I say to you, "I want THIS car!" “This” is an adjective describing the car NEAR me. You may respond, "I don't like THAT car.” I’d say you were nuts, but "That" is an adjective describing the car, which is closer to me than it is to you. Make sense?
Same concept, different example:
I’m standing on Heinz Field with the Pittsburgh Steelers. (It could happen.) I say, quite calmly, “I love THESE guys!” “These” serves as the adjective describing the Steelers. You, unfortunately, are in the stands and reply, “I love THOSE guys, too!” “Those” describes my Steelers, who are NEAR me and NOT near you! Does that extremely, realistic, example make sense?
Now, what’s the difference between English Demonstrative Adjectives and Spanish Demonstrative Adjectives? Nothing...EXCEPT when using SPANISH Demonstrative Adjectives we also have to pay attention to gender. Is the noun we’re describing masculine? Or, is the noun we’re describing feminine?
Piece of cake!
Here are my notes for class, please feel free to print them off and have them ready for class...
1. Present tense conjugation of -er and -ir verbs http://www.sampsoncc.edu/staff/mmoore/verbs.htm
2. Possession with de http://www.sampsoncc.edu/staff/mmoore/possession_de.htm
3. The verb Tener/Tener expressions http://www.sampsoncc.edu/staff/mmoore/tener_and_expressions.htm
4. Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns http://www.sampsoncc.edu/staff/mmoore/demonstrative_adjectives.htm
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