14 Possible 14 Possible SubjectsSubjects

Spanish Spanish One One

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The subject pronouns are:

Yo Nosotros

Nosotras

Tú

Él

Ella

Usted

Ellos

Ellas

Ustedes

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The subject pronouns are:

I We (m/mg)

We (f)

You (fam)

He

She

You

(formal)

They (m/mg)

They (f)

You (all)

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Four Other Possible Subjuects-compound

subject with

“yo”

-singular noun

-plural noun

-comp. subj

w/o “yo”

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The 14 possible subjects are:

Yo Nosotros

Nosotras

(cs w/ yo)

Tú

Él

Ella

Usted

(sing. noun)

Ellos

Ellas

Ustedes

(plural noun)

(cs w/o yo)

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•A singular noun could be just one thing or a person’s name.

ie...el libro ie...Juan

•A plural noun is something plural.

ie...los libros ie...las clases

•A compound subject w/ yo is two or more people or things being used as a subject and are connected with “y”.

ie...Paco y yo•A compound subject w/o yo is two or more people or things being used as a subject and are connected with “y”.

ie...Paco y Marta

•Subjects are placed in front of the conjugated verb to clarify who or what is doing the action of the verb in a sentence.

ie…Yo soy ordenado.

•Subjects are placed after the conjugated verb to clarify who or what is doing the action of the verb in a question.

ie…¿Cómo eres tú?

•Subject pronouns are not always needed (in Spanish) because the conjugation of the verb implies who or what is doing the action of the verb.

ie…Yo soy serio.

ie…Soy serio.

Practice1. Yo _______ ordenado.

2. ¿Cómo _______ tú?

3. Paco ____ muy inteligente.

4. Ella _____ bastante graciosa.

5. Paco y yo _________ deportistas.

6. La familia ______ muy unida.

soysoy

ereseres

eses

eses

somossomos

eses