{"id":547,"date":"2019-05-06T19:59:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T19:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish1\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=547"},"modified":"2019-10-03T00:00:51","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T00:00:51","slug":"introduction-to-es-una-rosa-roja-o-blanca","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-spanish1\/chapter\/introduction-to-es-una-rosa-roja-o-blanca\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to \u00bfEs una rosa roja o blanca?","rendered":"Introduction to \u00bfEs una rosa roja o blanca?"},"content":{"raw":"An adjective modifies a noun; that is, it provides more detail about a noun or pronoun. It might provide a color:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>the ball<\/li>\r\n \t<li>the\u00a0<strong>red<\/strong> ball<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nor a description:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>the house<\/li>\r\n \t<li>the\u00a0<strong>magnificent<\/strong>\u00a0house<\/li>\r\n \t<li>the house is <strong>magnificent<\/strong> (adjective following the linking verb \"is\")<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nNote: adjectives only modify <strong>nouns <\/strong>or <strong>pronouns<\/strong>.\u00a0 To modify verbs, we use adverbs. Compare:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>You speak\u00a0<strong>well<\/strong> (adverb modifying the verb <em>speak<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>That was a\u00a0<strong>good<\/strong> speech (adjective modifying the noun <em>speech<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nWe'll get to Spanish adverbs in later chapters. For more about adjectives and adverbs in English, you can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/styleguide\/chapter\/adjectives-and-adverbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the style guide here<\/a>.\r\n\r\nAs we'll see, adjectives in Spanish behave slightly differently from those in English. First, they're often placed after the noun they modify: the <strong>white<\/strong> house, <em><span lang=\"es\">la casa <strong>blanca<\/strong><\/span><\/em>. Also, the endings of adjectives have to match the gender and number of the noun: <span lang=\"es\"><em> casa blanc<strong>a<\/strong>, el libro blanc<strong>o, <\/strong>los libros blanc<strong>os,<\/strong> casas blanc<strong>as<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span>We'll get to all that in the pages ahead!\r\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Objetivos<\/h3>\r\nAfter this section you will be able to:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use adjectives of color to describe things using the correct position, gender and number of adjectives<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ka2OkvJ9iP7-bhdseDedfWvpgsiw4yOfz9Ec1VfbZgA\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>","rendered":"<p>An adjective modifies a noun; that is, it provides more detail about a noun or pronoun. It might provide a color:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the ball<\/li>\n<li>the\u00a0<strong>red<\/strong> ball<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>or a description:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the house<\/li>\n<li>the\u00a0<strong>magnificent<\/strong>\u00a0house<\/li>\n<li>the house is <strong>magnificent<\/strong> (adjective following the linking verb &#8220;is&#8221;)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: adjectives only modify <strong>nouns <\/strong>or <strong>pronouns<\/strong>.\u00a0 To modify verbs, we use adverbs. Compare:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You speak\u00a0<strong>well<\/strong> (adverb modifying the verb <em>speak<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>That was a\u00a0<strong>good<\/strong> speech (adjective modifying the noun <em>speech<\/em>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We&#8217;ll get to Spanish adverbs in later chapters. For more about adjectives and adverbs in English, you can visit <a href=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/styleguide\/chapter\/adjectives-and-adverbs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the style guide here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As we&#8217;ll see, adjectives in Spanish behave slightly differently from those in English. First, they&#8217;re often placed after the noun they modify: the <strong>white<\/strong> house, <em><span lang=\"es\">la casa <strong>blanca<\/strong><\/span><\/em>. Also, the endings of adjectives have to match the gender and number of the noun: <span lang=\"es\"><em> casa blanc<strong>a<\/strong>, el libro blanc<strong>o, <\/strong>los libros blanc<strong>os,<\/strong> casas blanc<strong>as<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0<\/span>We&#8217;ll get to all that in the pages ahead!<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Objetivos<\/h3>\n<p>After this section you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use adjectives of color to describe things using the correct position, gender and number of adjectives<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? 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