Question

HELP ASAP PLEASE !

1. choose the demonstrative adjective that refers to things near the speaker

- aquel
-ese
-este

2.choose the demonstrative adjective with the following characteristics

near the speaker, feminine, singular

-esta
-esa
-este
-ese

3. choose the sentence that is gramatically CORRECT.

- Esa manzana es roja
- Ese manzana es roja
- Este manzana es roja
- Eso manzana es roja

4. choose the sentence that is gramatically INCORRECT.

-¿Qué es esto?
-¿Qué es eso?
-¿Qué es ese?
-¿Qué es aquello?

5. choose the correct translation of the following sentence.

Ese escritorio es de Raquel.

-that desk is Raquel's
-that desk over there is Raquel's
-this desk is Raquel's

Answer 1

1.este
2.esta
3.esa manzana es roja
4.que es ese
5.that desk is raquel´s

Answer 2

Answers:

The demonstrative adjectives in Spanish are those words that accompany the noun to mark the distance that separates the speaker from the object, place or person to which they refer.

They agree in gender and number with the noun they modify.

The three demonstrative adjectives are:

Este (This): It describes a noun that is close to the speaker and the listener.  

Ese (That): It points out nouns that are further from the speaker and not easily reachable. The noun may be close to the listener, but not the speaker.

Aquel (That over there): It is referred to nouns that are far away from both the speaker and the listener.

Each one has four different forms that vary by gender and number, and they are listed below:

Este

Masculine Singular: Este (This)

Feminine Singular: Esta (This)

Masculine Plural: Estos (These)

Feminine Plural: Estas (These)

Ese

Masculine Singular: Ese (That)

Feminine Singular: Esa (That)

Masculine Plural: Esos (Those)

Feminine Plural: Esas (Those)

Aquel

Masculine Singular: Aquel (That over there)

Feminine Singular: Aquella (That over there)

Masculine Plural: Aquellos (Those over there)

Feminine Plural: Aquellas (Those over there)

Note, in Spanish (similar to English) the Demonstrative Adjective is generally written before the noun it modifies.

Well, knowing this, let’s begin with the answers:

1. Right answer: este

According to the explanation above este (this) refers to things near the speaker. Here it is written in masculine singular form

2. Right answer: esta

According to the explanation above esta (this) refers to things near the speaker and written in feminine singular form

3. Right answer: Esa manzana es roja  

According to the explanation above esa (that) refers to things further from the speaker and written in feminine singular form.

This adjective fulfils the condition of the noun manzana (apple) which is feminine.

In English the sentence is: That apple is red

4. The Incorrect sentence  is ¿Qué es ese?

This is like an incomplete question

In english must be: Which is that one?

In this special case of the question above, a word must be written immediately after ese, if not, it sounds incomplete.

For example: ¿Qué es ese ruido? (Which is that noise?)

5. The correct translation is: that desk is Raquel's.

Ese (That), refers to a noun that is further from the speaker, in this case is Raquel’s desk.