Using possessive adjectives to answer questions?

Question

i have to use a possessive adjective to answer

example model: ¿Son ellos los hijos de tu hermana? ? Sí, son sus hijos. (this is how im supposed to answer them, like the model)

1. ¿Es Carlos el hermano de Uds.? --> ?

2, ¿Son Uds. los primos de Marta? --> ?

1. ¿Eres la nieta de los señores? --> ?

my attempts on each: 1. sí es mi hermano 2. si son sus primos 3. sí, es su nieta

Please try yourself - The forum rules say we should not answer you but we can help if you make an attempt first. gracias :) - ian-hill, Feb 26, 2014

I don't see that he edited it, but I do see that he did post his attempts Ian? - ATuring, Feb 26, 2014

Yes, they are on the bottom of the post. :) - NikkiLR, Feb 26, 2014

Answer 1

Your response to 1 is wrong. Uds refers to third person plural. You weren't off by much though, you need to use "nuestro" instead of "mi." (Note that if it were a sister you would say "nuestra" to match gender.

I believe number 2 is correct.

Number 3 is wrong too. ERES is "are you?" Es is "is he?/ are you?" You should use soy instead of es.

Below is some stuff that might help you understand, but I think you already understand you just need some practice. Te falta practicar. Good attempt though. I think you've got the idea.

sample: Son ellos los hijos de tu hermana

verb pronoun noun preposition adjective noun son = third person plural refering to ellos/los hijos hermana = third person singular

response: Sí, son sus hijos.

sus refers to tu hermana. Hijos refers to the subject of the verb at the beginning of the sentence.

So why sus, which is plural, instead of su? In spanish adjectives match the number and gender of the noun that they are attached to/modify. In this case it is modifying "Hijos" rather than "hermana"

If you notice the pattern here is that the noun/pronoun attached to the preposition defines which word you'll use and the subject of the verb at the beginning of the sentence defines gender and number.

¿Es Carlos el hermano de Uds.? --> ?

verb noun noun preposition noun.

es = third person singular

hermano/carlos = third person singular to which es refers

Uds = third person plural

¿Son Uds. los primos de Marta? --> ?

verb pronoun noun preposition noun

son = third person plural

uds/los primos = third person plural to which son refers

Marta = third person plural

¿Eres la nieta de los señores? --> ?

verb noun preposition noun

eres = second person singular

nieta = third person singular to which eres refers

los senores = third person plural