Realidades Guided Practice Activities For Vocabulary And Grammar Level 3 Student Edition
Realidades Guided Practice Activities For Vocabulary And Grammar Level 3 Student Edition
1st Edition
Prentice Hall
ISBN: 9780131661493
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Page 172: Los adjetivos y los pronombres posesivos D

Exercise 1
Step 1
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First of all, we must carefully read the instructions to understand what we must do.
Step 2
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In this activity, we are going to work with **demonstrative pronouns**.

They take the place of nouns and must agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.

They always have written accent marks.

Step 3
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Let´s take a look at them:

|Spanish | Gender/Number |English|Position |
|–|–|–|–|
Éste, ésta|Masc. / Fem. Singular |This | Near you |
|Ése, ésa| Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
| Aquél, aquélla|Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Far away | | |
|Éstos, éstas| Masc. / Fem. Plural |These | Near you | | |
|Ésos, ésas |Masc. / Fem. Plural| Those | Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
|Aquéllos, aquéllos |Masc. / Fem. Plural |Those |Far away | | |

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D.- Identify the noun in the first part of the sentence that is being omitted in the second part. Circle the noun (we will put them in bold). Then, write the correct form of the demonstrative pronoun.

**Modelo**:
Me gusta esta **camisa** pero no me gusta **èsa** (that one).

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|1.- No voy a comer esas fresas peros si voy a comer ____ (these). |I’m not going to eat those strawberries but I’m going to eat ____ (these). |

**These** means that the object is near you, and **fresas** is a *feminine*, *plural* noun, so the answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|1.- No voy a comer esas fresas peros si voy a comer **Ă©stas** (these). |I’m not going to eat those strawberries but I’m going to eat these (these). |

Exercise 2
Step 1
1 of 4
First of all, we must carefully read the instructions to understand what we must do.
Step 2
2 of 4
In this activity, we are going to work with **demonstrative pronouns**.

They take the place of nouns and must agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.

They always have written accent marks.

Step 3
3 of 4
Let´s take a look at them:

|Spanish | Gender/Number |English|Position |
|–|–|–|–|
Éste, ésta|Masc. / Fem. Singular |This | Near you |
|Ése, ésa| Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
| Aquél, aquélla|Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Far away | | |
|Éstos, éstas| Masc. / Fem. Plural |These | Near you | | |
|Ésos, ésas |Masc. / Fem. Plural| Those | Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
|Aquéllos, aquéllos |Masc. / Fem. Plural |Those |Far away | | |

Step 4
4 of 4
D.- Identify the noun in the first part of the sentence that is being omitted in the second part. Circle the noun (we will put them in bold). Then, write the correct form of the demonstrative pronoun.

**Modelo**:
Me gusta esta **camisa** pero no me gusta **èsa** (that one).

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|2.- No pensamos comprar estos libros pero nos interesan mucho ____ (those over there). | We are not going to buy these books but we are very interested in ____ (those over there).

**Those** means that the object is far away, and **libros** is a *masculine*, *plural* noun, so the answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
|2.- No pensamos comprar estos libros pero nos interesan mucho **aquèllos** (those over there). | We are not going to buy these books but we are very interested in those over there (those over there).

Exercise 3
Step 1
1 of 4
First of all, we must carefully read the instructions to understand what we must do.
Step 2
2 of 4
In this activity, we are going to work with **demonstrative pronouns**.

They take the place of nouns and must agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.

They always have written accent marks.

Step 3
3 of 4
Let´s take a look at them:

|Spanish | Gender/Number |English|Position |
|–|–|–|–|
Éste, ésta|Masc. / Fem. Singular |This | Near you |
|Ése, ésa| Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
| Aquél, aquélla|Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Far away | | |
|Éstos, éstas| Masc. / Fem. Plural |These | Near you | | |
|Ésos, ésas |Masc. / Fem. Plural| Those | Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
|Aquéllos, aquéllos |Masc. / Fem. Plural |Those |Far away | | |

Step 4
4 of 4
D.- Identify the noun in the first part of the sentence that is being omitted in the second part. Circle the noun (we will put them in bold). Then, write the correct form of the demonstrative pronoun.

**Modelo**:
Me gusta esta **camisa** pero no me gusta **èsa** (that one).

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
3.- Ellas no quieren marchar por estas calles sino por ____ (those). | They do not want to march through these streets but for ____ (those).

**Those** means that the object is far away, and **calles** is a *feminine*, *plural* noun, so the answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
3.- Ellas no quieren marchar por estas calles sino por **aquèllas** (those). | They do not want to march through these streets but for those.

Exercise 4
Step 1
1 of 4
First of all, we must carefully read the instructions to understand what we must do.
Step 2
2 of 4
In this activity, we are going to work with **demonstrative pronouns**.

They take the place of nouns and must agree in gender and number with the nouns they replace.

They always have written accent marks.

Step 3
3 of 4
Let´s take a look at them:

|Spanish | Gender/Number |English|Position |
|–|–|–|–|
Éste, ésta|Masc. / Fem. Singular |This | Near you |
|Ése, ésa| Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
| Aquél, aquélla|Masc. / Fem. Singular |That |Far away | | |
|Éstos, éstas| Masc. / Fem. Plural |These | Near you | | |
|Ésos, ésas |Masc. / Fem. Plural| Those | Near the person you´re speaking with | | |
|Aquéllos, aquéllos |Masc. / Fem. Plural |Those |Far away | | |

Step 4
4 of 4
D.- Identify the noun in the first part of the sentence that is being omitted in the second part. Circle the noun (we will put them in bold). Then, write the correct form of the demonstrative pronoun.

**Modelo**:
Me gusta esta **camisa** pero no me gusta **èsa** (that one).

|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
4.- Mis amigos van a llenar esos documentos y yo voy a llenar ____ (this one). |My friends are going to fill out those documents and I’m going to fill out ____ (this one).
**documentos** is a *maculine*, *plural* noun, but **this one** is *singular*, and is near you, so the answer is:
|Spanish |English |
|–|–|
4.- Mis amigos van a llenar esos documentos y yo voy a llenar **Ă©ste**. (this one). |My friends are going to fill out those documents and I’m going to fill out this one. (this one).

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