Expresate!: Spanish 1
Expresate!: Spanish 1
1st Edition
Rinehart, Winston and Holt
ISBN: 9780030452048
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Exercise 1
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This question asks you to write a sentence describing what each pictured object may be like. The example reads:
“The fruits are very delicious.”

Our first picture shows some video games.

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First, we need the Spanish word for “video games”. Recall from earlier in the chapter that it is *videojuegos*, and takes the masculine, plural article *los*.
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Since our noun is plural (*los videojuegos*), our adjective needs to be as well. Choose an adjective and, if you want, a qualifier (words like “very” or “pretty”). Your adjective must be in the masculine, plural form. For example, if you choose *tonto*, you would need to make it *tontos* to match the article of the noun.
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Since our article is plural, we must use the plural form of *ser* to construct our sentence. You may even choose to write a sentence in which you negate an adjective. In this case, you’ve learned to add *no* immediately before *ser*. This could look something like *los videojuegos no son tontos*.
Exercise 2
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This question asks you to write a sentence describing what each pictured object may be like. The example reads:
“The fruits are very delicious.”

Our second picture shows a bowl of vegetables.

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You’ll recall from the vocabulary on page 57 that vegetables in Spanish is *las verduras*. We can tell from both the noun and the article that this is a feminine, plural word.
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Since our noun is plural, we will be using the plural form of *ser*, which is *son*. You may also choose to write a sentence in which you negate something about the vegetables. In that case, you’ve learned to add *no* before *son* to say “the vegetables are not…”.
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Finally, choose your adjective, and a qualifier if you so choose. Qualifiers like “very” and “pretty” are useful in being able to express how you truly feel. For example, if you didn’t absolutely love vegetables, maybe you would say something like *las verduras son bastante deliciosas* (vegetables are pretty delicious).
Remember, your adjective must be feminine and plural to match the noun.
Exercise 3
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This question asks you to write a sentence describing what each pictured object may be like. The example reads:
“The fruits are very delicious.”

Our third picture shows a car.

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Looking back at the vocabulary on page 57, you’ll see that “cars” is *los carros*. To make it singular, we use the masculine, singular article *el* and remove the “s” to make *carro*.
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Since our subject (*el carro*) is singular, we need to use the singular form of *ser*, which is *es*. If you wish to negate the following adjective, you may add *no* before *es*, so that your sentence would read *el carro no es…”.
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Choose an adjective that makes sense given the picture. Something like *fenomenal* as opposed to *delicioso*. Since our noun is in the masculine, singular form, we must make sure our adjective is as well.
Exercise 4
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This question asks you to write a sentence describing what each pictured object may be like. The example reads:
“The fruits are very delicious.”

Our fourth picture shows a hamburger.

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If you look back to page 57, you’ll see the word *las hamburguesas*, meaning “hamburgers”. To make it singular, we change *las* to *la* and remove the “s” from the end of the noun.
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Since our noun is singular, we will use the singular form of *ser*, which is *es*. At this point, our sentence reads *la hamburguesa es…*. If you want, you could add *no* right before *es* to create a sentence in which you negate whatever adjective you choose.
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Finally, we need to choose a logical adjective to end the sentence. Something like “delicious” makes sense, even if you negate it. Whichever adjective you choose, make sure it is written in the feminine, singular form to match the article *la*.
Exercise 5
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This question asks you to write a sentence describing what each pictured object may be like. The example reads:
“The fruits are very delicious.”

Our fifth picture shows a a banner reading “party”.

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Looking back on our vocabulary from this chapter shows us that *la fiesta* is Spanish for “party”. Since we’re using the singular form of the noun, we will also be using the singular form of *ser*: *es*.
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Choose an adjective that makes sense considering the noun we’re describing. As before, you may even choose to add *no* before *es* to negate an adjective. Regardless, since *fiesta* is feminine, you must make sure your adjective is also in the feminine, singular form.
Exercise 6
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This question asks you to write a sentence describing what each pictured object may be like. The example reads:
“The fruits are very delicious.”

Our sixth picture shows objects associated with sports.

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A similar picture appears on page 57 and is labeled *los deportes* (sports). Since we’re presented with objects from multiple sports, we can keep the word in its plural form to imply the inclusion of all the sports that are pictured.
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Since our subject is plural, our form of *ser* needs to be plural as well. So at this point, our sentence reads *los deportes son*… You may even, if you so choose, add a *no* before *son* to create a sentence that negates that adjective that will follow: *Los deportes no son…* (Sports are not…).
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Finally, we should choose an adjective that makes logical sense given our subject. This means choosing a word like “fun” as opposed to something nonsensical like “delicious”. Make sure that your adjective not only makes logical sense, but is written in the masculine, plural form so it makes grammatical sense as well.
Exercise 7
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This question asks you to write a sentence describing what each pictured object may be like. The example reads:
“The fruits are very delicious.”

Our seventh picture shows a stack of books.

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On page 57, you learned that “books” in Spanish is *los libros*. Since the picture we’re given shows multiple books, we can keep our noun in the plural form.
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We will be using the plural form of *ser* (which is *son*) since our subject and article (*los libros*) are also plural. You may add *no* before *son* if you wish to write a sentence that negates the adjective of your choosing.
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Finally, choose an adjective that is both sensical and in its grammatically correct form. This means using an adjective like *interesantes* as opposed to *delicioso*, since *delicioso* doesn’t make logical sense and isn’t written in the plural form. Regardless of your choice, make sure it is written in the masculine, plural form.
Exercise 8
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This question asks you to write a sentence describing what each pictured object may be like. The example reads:
“The fruits are very delicious.”

Our final picture shows a dog and a cat.

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The one vocabulary word we learned this chapter that makes sense to use here is *los animales*; animals. Since the picture shows two animals, we can keep our noun in the plural form.
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Since our noun and article are in the plural form, so too must our form of *ser* (*son*) and our adjective. You may choose to add *no* before *son* to create a sentence that negates the adjective that follows.
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Finally, choose an adjective that is both logical and written in its correct form (in this case, the masculine, plural form). For example, should you choose an adjective like *simpático* (friendly), you would need to add an “-s” at the end to ensure agreement between the article, noun, and adjective.
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