POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES LOOK AT THEM AS HAVING 2 ROLES: THE POSSESSIVE - PowerPoint Presentation

POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES LOOK AT THEM AS HAVING 2 ROLES:THE POSSESSIVE ROLE AND THE ADJECTIVE ROLE

THE POSSESSIVE ROLE TELLS USWHO THE ITEM (OR RELATIVE) BELONGS TO. IS IT : MINE OUR YOUR (INFORMAL SINGULAR)YOUR (INFORMAL, PLURAL, SPAIN)HISHERYOUR (FORMAL SINGULAR)THEIR (ANY)THEIR (FEM)YOUR (FORMAL PLURAL)

THE POSSESSIVE ROLE TELLS USWHO THE ITEM BELONGS TO.IS IT : DE YO DE NOSOTROSDE TÚDE VOSOTROSDE ÉLDE ELLADE UD.DE ELLOSDE ELLAS DE UDS.

THE POSSESSIVE ROLE TELLS USWHO THE ITEM BELONGS TO.IS IT : DE YO MI/S DE NOSOTROSNUESTRO/A/SDE TÚTU/SDE VOSOTROS VUESTRO/A/S DE ÉL DE ELLA DE UD. SU/S DE ELLOSDE ELLASDE UDS.SU/S

ONCE YOU KNOW WHO THE ITEM BELONGS TOIN OTHER WORDS,WHICH OF THE BOXES BELOW YOU WILL BE USINGFOR THE POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVE... DE YO MI/S DE NOSOTROSNUESTRO/SDE TÚTU/SDE VOSOTROSVUESTRO/S DE ÉL DE ELLA DE UD. SU/S DE ELLOS DE ELLASDE UDS.SU/S

NOW YOU CAN FORGET THE POSSESSIVE ROLE… DE YO MI/S DE NOSOTROSNUESTRO/SDE TÚTU/SDE VOSOTROSVUESTRO/SDE ÉLDE ELLADE UD. SU/S DE ELLOS DE ELLAS DE UDS. SU/S

AND FOCUS ON THE THE ADJECTIVE ROLE IT’S ABOUT TIME!

THE ADJECTIVE ROLE TELLS US ABOUTNUMBER AND GENDER

THE ADJECTIVE ROLE MOST ADJECTIVES MUSTMATCH THEIR NOUNS IN NUMBER AND GENDER

THE ADJECTIVE ROLE SUCH AS NUMBER AND GENDER: SINGULAR CHICO SERIO MASCULINE CHICOS SERI O PLURAL CHICOS SERI OS FEMININE CHICAS SERIA

THE ADJECTIVE ROLE SO LET’ LOOK AT THE NOUNWE HAVE TO MATCH…THE NOUN THAT IS BEING “OWNED”

Is the NOUN being owned or describedSINGULAR or PLURAL?

Is the NOUN being owned or describedMASCULINE or FEMININE?

Now we know how to form both parts of the possessive adjective

SO LET’S APPLY THE 2 ROLES! POSSESSIVE + ADJECTIVE

EXAMPLE: Fill in with a possessive adjective TENGO _____ PASTEL ENCIMA DE LA MESA.

THE POSSESSIVE ROLE asks WHO OWNS THE ITEM? TENGO _____ PASTEL ENCIMA DE LA MESA.

“TENGO” IS A CONJUGATION OF “YO” SO WE ASSUME “I” AM TALKING ABOUT “MY” PASTEL, SO WE ARE GOING TO USE A FORM OF “ MI. ” TENGO _____ PASTEL ENCIMA DE LA MESA.

SO…WE WILL BE USING EITHER “MI” OR “MIS” TENGO _____ PASTEL ENCIMA DE LA MESA.

AND NOW, FOR THE ADJECTIVE ROLE. TENGO _____ PASTEL ENCIMA DE LA MESA.

THE ADJECTIVE ROLE asksIS THE NOUN SINGULAR OR PLURAL? TENGO _____ PASTEL ENCIMA DE LA MESA.

PASTEL is SINGULAR. SO IT’S “MI”, NOT “MIS” . TENGO _____ PASTEL ENCIMA DE LA MESA.

AND SINCE “ MI” DOES’NT HAVE MASCULINE OR FEMININE FORMS, WE DON’T NEED TO WORRY ABOUT GENDER.

IT’S JUST “MI”. DONE. EASY. TENGO _____ PASTEL ESTA EN LA MESA. MI

LET’S TRY ANOTHER EXAMPLE

EXAMPLE: Fill in with a possessive adjective Nosotros somos dichosos (lucky.)________ clase es muy inteligente .

POSSESSIVE ROLE: WHOSE “CLASE” IS IT? NOSOTROS! NOSOTROS SOMOS DICHOSOS (LUCKY.) ________ CLASE ES MUY INTELIGENTE.

SO WE HAVE TO USE A FORM OF “NUESTRO.” NOSOTROS SOMOS MUY DICHOSOS (LUCKY.) ________ CLASE ES MUY INTELIGENTE.

Now for the ADJECTIVE ROLE:WHAT IS THE NUMBER OF “CLASE”? SINGULAR! NOSOTROS SOMOS DICHOSOS (LUCKY.)________ CLASE ES MUY INTELIGENTE.

SO WE HAVE TO USE EITHER “NUESTRO” OR “ NUESTRA.” NOSOTROS SOMOS MUY DICHOSOS (LUCKY.) ________ CLASE ES MUY INTELIGENTE.

ADJECTIVE ROLE: WHAT IS THE GENDER OF “CLASE ”?FEMININE ----LA CLASE. NOSOTROS SOMOS MUY DICHOSOS (LUCKY.)________ CLASE ES MUY INTELIGENTE.

SO WE HAVE TO USE “NUESTRA.” NOSOTROS SOMOS MUY DICHOSOS (LUCKY.) NUESTRA CLASE ES MUY INTELIGENTE.

LET’S TRY ANOTHER. NOSOTRAS TENEMOS _____________ CUADERNO. NUESTRO

IT DIDN’T CHANGE BECAUSE CUADERNO IS MASCULINE. NOSOTRAS TENEMOS _____________ CUADERNO. NUESTRO

LET’S TRY ANOTHER. TENEMOS _____________ CUADERNOS. NUESTROS

LET’S TRY ANOTHER. TENEMOS _____________ TAREA. NUESTRA

LET’S TRY ANOTHER. TENEMOS _____________ TAREAS. NUESTRAS

ELLAS determined that you use su or sus, then TAREAS determined that you use the plural. TENEMOS_____ TAREAS.SUS

LET’S TRY ANOTHER. ELLAS TIENEN _____ CUADERNO. SU

ELLAS determined that you use su or sus, then CUADERNO determined that you use the singular ELLAS TIENEN _____ CUADERNO.SU

HOW ABOUT… EL LIBRO DE LOS PROFESORES = ____ LIBRO. SU

POSSESSIVE ROLE: DE VOSOTROS determined that you use one of the vosotros forms. ADJECTIVE ROLE/NUMBER: GLOBOS determined that you use the plural.ADJECTIVE ROLE/GENDER: SINCE GLOBOS is masculine, you use the masculine plural form: vuestros.los globos de vosotros = ___________ globos .vuestros

POSSESSIVE ROLE: DE LOS PROFESORES determined that you use the ellos form or su /s. ADJECTIVE ROLE/NUMBER: LIBRO determined that you use the singular.ADJECTIVE ROLE/GENDER: SINCE SU/S IS GENDER-NEUTRAL, WE DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GENDER. EL LIBRO DE LOS PROFESORES = ____ LIBRO.SU

POSSESSIVE ROLE: DE MI MADRE determined that you use the ella form or su /s. ADJECTIVE ROLE/NUMBER: FLORES determined that you use the plural.ADJECTIVE ROLE/GENDER: FLORES determined that you use the feminine. But sus is gender-neutral, so you use it as is. LAS FLORES DE MI MADRE= ____ FLORES. SUS

POSSESSIVE ROLE: DE NOSOTROS determined that you use some form of nuestro. ADJECTIVE ROLE/NUMBER: PRIMA determined that you use the singular.ADJECTIVE ROLE/GENDER: PRIMA determined that you use the feminine. So you use the feminine singular form of nuestro. LA PRIMA DE NOSOTROS = _________ PRIMA. NUESTRA