Adjective Agreement

Question

Choose the nouns that agree grammatically with each of the adjectives listed. Select ALL nouns that agree with each adjective.

Remember, Spanish adjectives and nouns must agree in both gender and number.

Some questions have only one correct answer, some have more than one correct answer.

Choose your answers carefully! No partial credit will be given.
1. trabajador
*
los hombres
la estudiante
el profesor
mis hermanas
los gatos
mi tío

Answer 1

The adjective "trabajador" is masculine singular. It can agree with masculine nouns. Let's analyze the options:

1. los hombres (masculine plural) - agrees
2. la estudiante (feminine singular) - does not agree
3. el profesor (masculine singular) - agrees
4. mis hermanas (feminine plural) - does not agree
5. los gatos (masculine plural) - agrees
6. mi tío (masculine singular) - agrees

The correct answers that agree with "trabajador" are:

• los hombres
• el profesor
• los gatos
• mi tío

Answer 2

2. bonitas
*
los hombres
la estudiante
el profesor
mis hermanas
los gatos
mi tío

Answer 3

The adjective "bonitas" is feminine plural. It must agree with feminine plural nouns. Let's analyze the options:

1. los hombres (masculine plural) - does not agree
2. la estudiante (feminine singular) - does not agree
3. el profesor (masculine singular) - does not agree
4. mis hermanas (feminine plural) - agrees
5. los gatos (masculine plural) - does not agree
6. mi tío (masculine singular) - does not agree

The correct answer that agrees with "bonitas" is:

• mis hermanas

Answer 4

3. estudiosa
*
los hombres
la estudiante
el profesor
mis hermanas
los gatos
mi tío

Answer 5

The adjective "estudiosa" is feminine singular. It must agree with feminine singular nouns. Let's analyze the options:

1. los hombres (masculine plural) - does not agree
2. la estudiante (feminine singular) - agrees
3. el profesor (masculine singular) - does not agree
4. mis hermanas (feminine plural) - does not agree
5. los gatos (masculine plural) - does not agree
6. mi tío (masculine singular) - does not agree

The correct answer that agrees with "estudiosa" is:

• la estudiante

Answer 6

5. ocupados
*
los hombres
la estudiante
el profesor
mis hermanas
los gatos
mi tío

Answer 7

The adjective "ocupados" is masculine plural. It must agree with masculine plural nouns. Let's analyze the options:

1. los hombres (masculine plural) - agrees
2. la estudiante (feminine singular) - does not agree
3. el profesor (masculine singular) - does not agree
4. mis hermanas (feminine plural) - does not agree
5. los gatos (masculine plural) - agrees
6. mi tío (masculine singular) - does not agree

The correct answers that agree with "ocupados" are:

• los hombres
• los gatos

Answer 8

6. pacientes
*
los hombres
la estudiante
el profesor
mis hermanas
los gatos
mi tío

Answer 9

The adjective "pacientes" is plural and can be used for both masculine and feminine nouns. This means it can agree with either masculine plural or feminine plural nouns. Let's analyze the options:

1. los hombres (masculine plural) - agrees
2. la estudiante (feminine singular) - does not agree
3. el profesor (masculine singular) - does not agree
4. mis hermanas (feminine plural) - agrees
5. los gatos (masculine plural) - agrees
6. mi tío (masculine singular) - does not agree

The correct answers that agree with "pacientes" are:

• los hombres
• mis hermanas
• los gatos