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2.5: Describing more than one person

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    163074
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    Ejemplos
    1. María y Juan son simpáticos.
    2. Martín y Miguel son inteligentes.
    3. Teresa y Abigail son extrovertidas.
    4. Nosotros somos creativos.
    5. Y ustedes, ¿son creativos?
    Thinking about the grammar

    The adjective becomes plural when it describes something plural.

    The adjective is in the masculine form when it refers to a either a group of males or to a mixed group. (ejemplos 1, 2, 4 y 5)

    The adjective is feminine when it refers to a group of females. (ejemplo 3)

    For examples 4 and 5, the adjectives would have been feminine if all of the people in the groups being referenced were female.


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