KS4 · Spanish · Year 10
Una enfermera importante: indefinite adjectives (otro, mismo, cada, todo)
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I can use indefinite adjectives to give information about an influential Spanish-speaking nurse.
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I can use indefinite adjectives to give information about an influential Spanish-speaking nurse.
Key learning points
- The indefinite adjectives 'todo', 'mismo' and 'otro' all change to agree in gender and number with the noun.
- The indefinite adjective 'cada' never changes.
- Indefinite adjectives appear before the noun in Spanish.
- The relative pronouns 'que', 'donde' and 'cuando' introduce more information in a sentence.
Words to know
- indefinite adjective
- a type of adjective that describes a noun in an non-specific way; in English this includes 'few' and 'some'
- todo
- Spanish indefinite adjective meaning 'all' or 'the whole'
- otro
- Spanish indefinite adjective meaning 'other' or 'another'
- relative pronoun
- a type of pronoun that introdduces more information in a sentence
Common mistakes
The relative pronouns 'que', 'donde' and 'cuando' have a written accent.
The relative pronouns 'que' (who/that), 'donde' (where) and 'cuando' (when) do not have a written accent. However, the question words 'qué' (what), 'dónde' (where) and 'cuándo' (when) do have a written accent.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Students may benefit from some preparation time before beginning Task C2. They could also repeat the activity without looking at notes to boost spoken fluency and confidence.