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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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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

  1. The indefinite adjectives 'todo', 'mismo' and 'otro' all change to agree in gender and number with the noun.
  2. The indefinite adjective 'cada' never changes.
  3. Indefinite adjectives appear before the noun in Spanish.
  4. 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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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:cada,every
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every

Correct Answer:todo,all, the whole
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all, the whole

Correct Answer:mismo,same
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same

Correct Answer:poco,little, few
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little, few

Correct Answer:otro,other, another
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other, another

Correct Answer:mucho,a lot, much, many
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a lot, much, many

Q2.
Match the Spanish and English.
Correct Answer:peligro,danger
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danger

Correct Answer:encuesta,survey
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survey

Correct Answer:enfermedad,illness
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illness

Correct Answer:enfermo,ill
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ill

Correct Answer:discapacidad,disability
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disability

Correct Answer:cuidar,to look after, looking after
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to look after, looking after

Q3.
'Activas' means 'active'. What form is this adjective in?
masculine singular
feminine singular
masculine plural
Correct answer: feminine plural
Q4.
'Moderno' means 'modern'. What form is this adjective in?
Correct answer: masculine singular
feminine singular
masculine plural
feminine plural
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'all the drugs'.
Correct Answer: todas las drogas
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'the other laboratories'.
Correct Answer: los otros laboratorios

6 Questions

Q1.
Choose the correct meaning of 'que'.
Correct answer: who, that
what
where
without
why
Q2.
Which of these are question words in Spanish?
Correct answer: cuándo
donde
Correct answer: qué
Correct answer: quién
porque
Q3.
Which Spanish words could appear after 'otras'?
científico
Correct answer: cosas
intercambios
lucha
Correct answer: ideas
Q4.
Which Spanish words could appear after 'algunos'?
efecto
Correct answer: enfermeros
Correct answer: cerebros
patatas fritas
recreo
Q5.
Write in Spanish: 'all the surveys'.
Correct Answer: todas las encuestas
Q6.
Write in Spanish: 'every study'.
Correct Answer: cada estudio

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