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  4.  Come sono i pantaloni di Pina?  How are Pina’s pants?
I pantaloni di Pina sono         . Pina’s pants are blue.
  5.  Com’è la valigia di Marco?  How is Mark’s suitcase?
La valigia di Marco è         . Mark’s suitcase is green.
  6.  Com’è la camicia di Marco?  How is Mark’s shirt?
La camicia di Marco è         . Mark’s shirt is yellow.
  7.  Come sono gli amici di Marco?  How are Mark’s friends?
Gli amici di Marco sono         . Mark’s friends are intelligent.
  8.  Come sono le amiche di Marco?  How are Marks (female) friends?
Le amiche di Marco sono         . Mark’s friends are intelligent.
INVARIABLE ADJECTIVES
A few adjectives are invariable—that is, their endings never change, no matter what 
gender or number the noun is. The color adjectives marrone (brown), arancione
(orange), viola (violet, purple), rosa (pink), and blu (dark blue) are invariable. 
These, and other color adjectives are often used to describe clothes and accessories 
(as you might imagine). Following is a list of commonly used words for clothing 
and accessories.
la giacca  the jacket  il vestito  the dress
il cappello  the hat  la sciarpa  the scarf
lo zaino  the backpack
Singular   Plural
la giacca marrone  the brown jacket  le giacche marrone  the brown jackets
il cappello arancione  the orange hat  i cappelli arancione  the orange hats
lo zaino viola  the purple backpack  gli zaini viola  the purple 
     backpacks
il vestito rosa  the pink dress  i vestiti rosa  the pink dresses
la sciarpa blu  the dark blue scarf  le sciarpe blu  the dark blue scarves
Adjectives ending in -co, -go, -cio, and -gio undergo the same spelling changes 
when pluralized as do nouns ending in these sounds, which you can review in Chap-
ter 3 if necessary.