Possessive Adjectives & Pronouns, Interrogatives & Exclamations

Question 1

What are the MS forms in parts 1 - 6 of possessive adjectives?

Answer 1

Mi, tu, su, nuestro, vuestro, su.

Question 2

What are the FS forms in parts 1 - 6 of possessive adjectives?

Answer 2

Mi, tu, su, nuestra, vuestra, su.

Question 3

What are the MP forms in parts 1 - 6 of possessive adjectives?

Answer 3

Mis, tus, sus, nuestros, vuestros, sus.

Question 4

What are the FP forms in parts 1 - 6 of possessive adjectives?

Answer 4

Mis, tus, sus, nuestras, vuestras, sus.

Question 5

What can be done if the use of su causes ambiguity?

Answer 5

Add de él/ella/usted etc.

Question 6

How might you indicate possession without the use of possessive adjectives?

Answer 6

Use de + person (e.g. Es de Juan)

Question 7

When is possession not expressed using a possessive adjective + how?

Answer 7

With parts of the body + clothes. Use of a reflexive construction (e.g. Me lavé la cara)

Question 8

What are the MS forms in parts 1 - 6 of possessive pronouns?

Answer 8

El mío, el tuyo, el suyo, el nuestro, el vuestro, el suyo.

Question 9

What are the FS forms in parts 1 - 6 of possessive pronouns?

Answer 9

La mía, la tuya, la suya, la nuestra, la vuestra, la suya.

Question 10

What are the MP forms in parts 1 - 6 of possessive pronouns?

Answer 10

Los míos, los tuyos, los suyos, los nuestros, los vuestros, los suyos.

Question 11

What are the FP forms in parts 1 - 6 of possessive pronouns?

Answer 11

Las mías, las tuyas, las suyas, las nuestras, las vuestras, las suyas.

Question 12

What happens with possessive pronouns after the verb ser?

Answer 12

The definite article is omitted.

Question 13

When the possessive pronoun is used in an adjectival way, what happens?

Answer 13

The definite article is omitted. It gives a sense of ‘…of mine’ (e.g. Some friends of mine)

Question 14

What should you do in cases of ambiguity when using el suyo?

Answer 14

Add de él/ella etc.

Question 15

What are the rules of possessive adjectives?

Answer 15

Must agree with noun.

Question 16

What are the rules for possessive pronouns?

Answer 16

Agree with noun, need definite article except when following ser.

Question 17

What do these interrogatives mean:

Qué, quién(es), por qué, de quién, cuándo, cuánto(s/as), cuál(es), cómo, dónde, adónde?

Answer 17

What, who, why, whose, when, how much/many, which/what (one), how, where, where to.

Question 18

What is the rule of interrogatives + exclamations?

Answer 18

They always have an accent.

Question 19

What are the templates for building an exclamation with an interrogative?

Answer 19

¡Qué + noun! (What a noun!), ¡Qué + noun + más/tan + adjective! (What an adjective noun!), ¡Cuánto/a + noun! (What a lot of noun!) + ¡Cómo + verb! (How verb!)