In this question, you are asked to describe María based on her twin’s appearance. Following that, you are to describe Gabriel and Gabriela, together, as the opposite of Mario and María. In this first question you are given the statement “Mario is short”.

First, we have to say that, because Mario is short, María is also short. Note in the example the inclusion of *también* (also) at the end of the sentence. Earlier on the page, you learned about gender agreement, which we have to apply here since María and Mario take different genders. The feminine form of *bajo* is *baja*.

Finally, we have to say that Gabriella and Gabriel are opposites of Mario and María. The opposite of *bajo* is *alto*. Remember that with multiple people of mixed gender, we use the masculine plural form of the adjective (*altos*).

María es baja también. Gabriel y Gabriela son altos.

In this question, you are asked to describe María based on her twin’s appearance. Following that, you are to describe Gabriel and Gabriela, together, as the opposite of Mario and María. In this second question you are given the statement “Mario is intellectual”.

First, we need to state that María is also intellectual. Remember to add *también* at the end of this sentence, as per the example. If a word ends in a consonant, for the most part it won’t change with the gender (there are exceptions which you can see on page 50). So we will use the same word *intelectual* for both Mario and María.

Finally, we need to state that Gabriel and Gabriela are the opposite of Mario and María. There may be differing opinions on what the opposite of intellectual is, but the closest opposite we have of the words we know is *tonto* (silly or foolish). Since the subject is two person group of mixed gender, we will use the masculine plural form of the word – *tontos*.

María es intelectual también. Gabriel y Gabriela son tontos.

In this question, you are asked to describe María based on her twin’s appearance. Following that, you are to describe Gabriel and Gabriela, together, as the opposite of Mario and María. In this third question you are given the statement “Mario is lazy”.

First, we have to say that María is also lazy. Using the feminine *perezosa* and *también*, we can say “María is lazy as well”.

Finally, we have to say that Gabriel and Gabriela are the opposite of lazy. In this case, we’ll use our vocabulary word from this chapter, *activa*. Since the subject is multiple people of mixed gender, we will use the masculine plural *activos*. Remember to conjugate *ser* correctly as well.

María es perezosa también. Gabriel y Gabriela son activos.

In this question, you are asked to describe María based on her twin’s appearance. Following that, you are to describe Gabriel and Gabriela, together, as the opposite of Mario and María. In this fourth question you are given the statement “Mario is friendly”.

First we have to say that María is friendly as well. We can do this using the singular form of *ser* (*es*) and the word *también*.

Finally, we have to say that Gabriel and Gabriela are the opposite of friendly. Since our subject is two people of different genders, we will use the masculine plural form of “unfriendly” (if this is confusing, review the “gender and adjective agreement” box on page 50. We also need to use the “they” form of *ser*, which is *son*.

María es simpática, también. Gabriel y Gabriela son antipáticos.

In this question, you are asked to describe María based on her twin’s appearance. Following that, you are to describe Gabriel and Gabriela, together, as the opposite of Mario and María. In this fifth question you are given the statement “Mario is timid”.

First, we have to state the María is timid as well. Using the singular *es* and the word *también*, we can form this sentence very easily. Remember to change “timid” from it’s masculine form to the feminine form, since María is a woman and takes feminine word forms.

Finally, we have to state the Gabriel and Gabriela are opposites of Mario and María. In this case, we’ll use the word “extroverted” which is one of our vocabulary words for this chapter. You need to use the masculine plural form of “extroverted” since our subject is multiple people of mixed gender.

María es tímida también. Gabriel y Gabriela son extrovertidos.

In this question, you are asked to describe María based on her twin’s appearance. Following that, you are to describe Gabriel and Gabriela, together, as the opposite of Mario and María. In this final question you are given the statement “Mario is serious”.

First, we have to say that María is serious as well. We can do this using *es* and the word *también*. Remember to change “serious” from its masculine form to its feminine form, which involves changing the “-o” at the end to an “-a”.

Finally we have to say that Gabriel and Gabriela are the opposite of Mario and María. In this case, we’ll use the word *cómico* as the opposite of *serio*. While there are a few words that could feasibly be the opposite, *cómico* is in our vocabulary and is a good opposite for *serio*. Since our subject is two people of mixed gender, we’ll need to use *son* (the plural form of *ser*) and the masculine plural form of *cómico*.

María es seria también. Gabriel y Gabriela son cómicos.