Expresate!: Spanish 1
Expresate!: Spanish 1
1st Edition
Rinehart, Winston and Holt
ISBN: 9780030452048
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Exercise 1
Step 1
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In this exercise, you have to read the description of Julio and Nidia, and then complete the sentences about them. Use *más…que (more…than)*, *menos…que (less…than)* or *tan…como (as…as)* with correct form of adjectives.

The example model reads:

*Julio is ____ (romantic) ____ Nidia.
Julio is more romantic than Nidia.*

Step 2
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The sentence reads:

Julio is ____ (tall) ____ Nidia.

According to the text, Julio isn’t tall, but Nidia is. Therefore, we will use *menos…que* to complete the sentence.

Result
3 of 3
Julio es menos alto que Nidia.
Exercise 2
Step 1
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In this exercise, you have to read the description of Julio and Nidia, and then complete the sentences about them. Use *más…que (more…than)*, *menos…que (less…than)* or *tan…como (as…as)* with correct form of adjectives.

The example model reads:

*Julio is ____ (romantic) ____ Nidia.
Julio is more romantic than Nidia.*

Step 2
2 of 4
The sentence reads:

Nidia is ____ (good-looking) ____ Julio.

According to the text, both of them are good-looking. Therefore, we will use *tan..como* to complete the sentence.

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In this sentence, Nidia is the subject, so the adjective must be in the feminine form.

*Nidia es tan guap**a** como…*

Result
4 of 4
Nidia es tan guapa como Julio.
Exercise 3
Step 1
1 of 4
In this exercise, you have to read the description of Julio and Nidia, and then complete the sentences about them. Use *más…que (more…than)*, *menos…que (less…than)* or *tan…como (as…as)* with correct form of adjectives.

The example model reads:

*Julio is ____ (romantic) ____ Nidia.
Julio is more romantic than Nidia.*

Step 2
2 of 4
The sentence reads:

*Nidia is ____ (nice) ____ Julio.*

According to the text, both of them are nice. Therefore, we will use *tan..como* *(as…as)* to complete the sentence.

Step 3
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In this sentence, Nidia is the subject, so the adjective must be in the feminine form.

*Nidia es tan simpátic**a** como…*

Result
4 of 4
Nidia es tan simpática como Julio.
Exercise 4
Step 1
1 of 4
In this exercise, you have to read the description of Julio and Nidia, and then complete the sentences about them. Use *más…que (more…than)*, *menos…que (less…than)* or *tan…como (as…as)* with correct form of adjectives.

The example model reads:

*Julio is ____ (romantic) ____ Nidia.
Julio is more romantic than Nidia.*

Step 2
2 of 4
The sentence reads:

*Nidia is ____ (serious) ____ Julio.*

According to the text, Julio is quite serious, whereas Nidia is very funny. Therefore, we will use *menos…que* *(less…than)* to complete the sentence.

Step 3
3 of 4
In this sentence, Nidia is the subject, so the adjective must be in the feminine form.

*Nidia es menos seri**a** que…*

Result
4 of 4
Nidia es menos seria que Julio.
Exercise 5
Step 1
1 of 3
In this exercise, you have to read the description of Julio and Nidia, and then complete the sentences about them. Use *más…que (more…than)*, *menos…que (less…than)* or *tan…como (as…as)* with correct form of adjectives.

The example model reads:

*Julio is ____ (romantic) ____ Nidia.
Julio is more romantic than Nidia.*

Step 2
2 of 3
The sentence reads:

Julio is ____ (funny) ____ Nidia.

According to the text, Nidia is very funny, whereas Juilo is quite serious. Therefore, we will use *menos…que* to complete the sentence.

Result
3 of 3
Julio es menos gracioso que Nidia.
Exercise 6
Step 1
1 of 4
In this exercise, you have to read the description of Julio and Nidia, and then complete the sentences about them. Use *más…que (more…than)*, *menos…que (less…than)* or *tan…como (as…as)* with correct form of adjectives.

The example model reads:

*Julio is ____ (romantic) ____ Nidia.
Julio is more romantic than Nidia.*

Step 2
2 of 4
The sentence reads:

*Nidia is ____ (athletic) ____ Julio.*

According to the text, Nidia likes to play sports, whereas Julio doesn’t. Therefore we will use *más…que (more…than)* to complete the sentence.

Step 3
3 of 4
In this sentence, Nidia is the subject, so the adjective must be in the feminine form.

*Nidia es más atlĂ©tic**a** que…*

Result
4 of 4
Nidia es más atlética que Julio.
Exercise 7
Step 1
1 of 4
In this exercise, you have to read the description of Julio and Nidia, and then complete the sentences about them. Use más…que (more…than), menos…que (less…than) or tan…como (as…as) with correct form of adjectives.

The example model reads:

*Julio is ____ (romantic) ____ Nidia.
Julio is more romantic than Nidia.*

Step 2
2 of 4
The sentence reads:

*Nidia is ____ (extroverted) ____ Julio.*

According to the text, Nidia likes to go out with friends, whereas Julio doesn’t. Therefore we will use *más…que (more…than)* to complete the sentence.

Step 3
3 of 4
In this sentence, Nidia is the subject, so the adjective must be in the feminine form.

*Nidia es más extrovertid**a** que…*

Result
4 of 4
Nidia es más extrovertida que Julio.
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