18 The Quantative Adjective Pronoun Flashcards
Adjectives that are quantitative tell us
the number or the amount of the noun to which they refer.
When a number is in front of a noun (two cats)
that number functions as a adjective.
When the noun is understood and dropped,
the adjective takes on the status of a pronoun because it includes the meaning of the noun.
I have three boxes and he has four (boxes).
Yo tengo tres cajas y él tiene cuatro
There are two tables there, but only one here.
Hay dos mesas allí, pero sólo una aquí.
Many quantitative adjectives are not actual numbers themselves;
rather, they refer to an amount or have a less direct manner of revealing number.
Most of (the words below) can function as an adjective
Algunos platos, (some plates, todos los invitados (all of the guests ).
When they stand alone or are used to refer to a noun or other antecedent,
they function as pronouns. algunos (some of them), todos (all of them).
some (of them); any (of them)
algunos/as
both (of them)
ambos/as
each one
cada uno/a
too much
demasiado/a
too many
demasiados / as
The rest (of them)
los demás / las demás
both; the two (of them)
los dos ; las dos
