Question

Correctly match the Spanish and English demonstrative adjectives.

1 ese tambor
those drums
2. esos tambores
this new music
3. esta música nueva
that drum
4. aquellos músicos
those musicians

Answer 1

Explanation:1. ese tambor - that drum

2. esos tambores – those drums

3. esta música nueva – this new music

4. aquellos músicos – those musicians

Step-by-step explanation:

This, that and those are demonstrative pronouns we use to specify the thing or person we are talking about. This and that are used with singular nouns and those with plural countable nouns. The use of an adequate demonstrative depends on whether the thing we are talking about is close or far away from the speaker.

We use this to indicate a singular thing or person that is near us. For plural things or people we use the form these.

e.g. that drum / these drums

We use that to indicate a singular thing or person that is far away from us, and the form those for plural.

e.g. that musician / those musicians

In Spanish we use:

- this for Spanish demonstrative pronouns: esto, este, esta

- that for Spanish demonstrative pronouns: eso, ese, esa, aquello, aquel, aquella

- these for Spanish demonstrative pronouns: estos, estas

- those for Spanish demonstrative pronouns: esos, esas, aquellos, aquellas

Answer 2

1. ese tambor - that drum

2. esos tambores – those drums

3. esta música nueva – this new music

4. aquellos músicos – those musicians

Step-by-step explanation:

This, that and those are demonstrative pronouns we use to specify the thing or person we are talking about. This and that are used with singular nouns and those with plural countable nouns. The use of an adequate demonstrative depends on whether the thing we are talking about is close or far away from the speaker.

We use this to indicate a singular thing or person that is near us. For plural things or people we use the form these.

e.g. that drum / these drums

We use that to indicate a singular thing or person that is far away from us, and the form those for plural.

e.g. that musician / those musicians

In Spanish we use:

- this for Spanish demonstrative pronouns: esto, este, esta

- that for Spanish demonstrative pronouns: eso, ese, esa, aquello, aquel, aquella

- these for Spanish demonstrative pronouns: estos, estas

- those for Spanish demonstrative pronouns: esos, esas, aquellos, aquellas