For a detailed step-by-step solution to this question, let's carefully determine the appropriate demonstrative adjectives for each sentence based on context:
1. "Coloreaban ____ libro de historia."
- Here, "libro de historia" is singular and masculine. The correct demonstrative adjective for "libro de historia" in this context is "ese," which translates to "that" in English and refers to a singular masculine noun that is somewhat distant from the speaker.
- So the sentence becomes: "Coloreaban ese libro de historia."
- Matching: B) ese
2. "Coloreaban ____ libros de historia."
- Here, "libros de historia" is plural and masculine. The correct demonstrative adjective for "libros de historia" is "esos," which translates to "those" in English and refers to plural masculine nouns that are somewhat distant from the speaker.
- So the sentence becomes: "Coloreaban esos libros de historia."
- Matching: C) esos
3. "Saltaban a ____ cuerda de color rojo."
- Here, "cuerda de color rojo" is singular and feminine. The correct demonstrative adjective for "cuerda de color rojo" is "esta," which translates to "this" in English and refers to a singular feminine noun that is close to the speaker.
- So the sentence becomes: "Saltaban a esta cuerda de color rojo."
- Matching: D) esta
4. "Saltaban a ____ cuerdas de color rojo."
- Here, "cuerdas de color rojo" is plural and feminine. The correct demonstrative adjective for "cuerdas de color rojo" is "estas," which translates to "these" in English and refers to plural feminine nouns that are close to the speaker.
- So the sentence becomes: "Saltaban a estas cuerdas de color rojo."
- Matching: A) estas
To sum up the matches:
- "Coloreaban ese libro de historia." (B) ese
- "Coloreaban esos libros de historia." (C) esos
- "Saltaban a esta cuerda de color rojo." (D) esta
- "Saltaban a estas cuerdas de color rojo." (A) estas
