Answer:
CLAUDIA ¿Te gusta (1)esta corbata, Gerardo?
GERARDO No, no me gusta (2)esta. Prefiero (3)esa que está sobre el escaparate (display case).
CLAUDIA (4)Aquella es bonita, pero no hace juego con tu chaqueta.
GERARDO Mira (5)esa chaqueta. Me gusta y está a buen precio. Puedo usar (6)esa y darle esta a mi hermano.
CLAUDIA ¿Y (7)este cinturón?
GERARDO (8)Este es muy elegante. ¿Es caro?
CLAUDIA Es más barato que (9)aquellos tres del escaparate
Explanation:
In this activity we have to look at an illustration and complete the conversation using the appropriate demonstrative adjective and pronoun.
Demonstrative adjectives are used to describe the location of a noun relative to the speaker or listener. They are Este, Ese and Aquel (each one with 4 different forms for masculine, feminine, singular and plural) and in English can be translated to "this, that, these, those"
Este is used to refer to a noun close to the speaker and listener.
Ese is used to refer to a noun that is located further from the speaker, or out of reach, but not necessarily far from the listener
Aquel is used to refer to a noun that is out of reach from the speaker and listener.
Demonstrative pronouns in Spanish are Este, Ese and Aquel. Each one has 4 different forms, for masculine, feminine, singular and plural. They are used to replace a previously referred to noun. In the past, demonstrative pronouns were spelled with a "tilde" to set apart from the demonstrative adjectives, but the RAE (Royal Academy of the Spanish Language) ruled that the tildes are no longer necessary.
Este replaces a noun close to the speaker
Ese replaces a noun that is further from the speaker, or out of reach but not necessarily far from the listener
Aquel replaces a noun located far from the speaker and the listener.
