The speaker discusses nominal agreement in language, specifically in Portuguese. They explain that nominal agreement involves agreeing on the adjective, pronoun, numeral, and article with the noun it refers to. The speaker provides examples and rules for nominal agreement, including:
* When two nouns have the same gender, the agreement is with the closest noun.
* When two nouns have different genders, the agreement is always in the masculine plural.
* When an objective comes before the nouns, the agreement is with the closest noun, unless the verb is a linking verb, in which case the agreement can be in the plural.
* Certain words, such as "menos" (less) and "alerta" (alert), are always masculine and do not have a plural form.
* When the word "entrada" (entry) is used with the article "a", the adjective "proibida" (prohibited) must be in the feminine form.
The speaker also discusses some exceptions and special cases, and encourages listeners to practice and learn more about nominal agreement.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. Nominal agreement refers to the agreement between adjectives, pronouns, numerals, and articles with the noun they refer to.
2. In nominal agreement, the adjective or pronoun must agree with the noun in number and gender.
3. If there are multiple nouns of the same gender, the adjective or pronoun agrees with the closest noun.
4. If there are multiple nouns of different genders, the adjective or pronoun agrees with the masculine plural.
5. When a verb is used to link two nouns, the verb agrees with the second noun.
6. Adverbs such as "alert" and "less" are always masculine and do not have a plural form.
7. Articles ("the", "a", etc.) can affect the agreement of adjectives and pronouns with nouns.
8. Certain words, such as "entry" and "beer", can be either masculine or feminine depending on the context.
9. When an article is used before a noun, the adjective or pronoun must agree with the noun in gender and number.
10. Some phrases, such as "minors are prohibited from entering", have specific grammatical rules that must be followed.
11. The word "courage" is masculine and requires masculine agreement.
12. The word "beer" is masculine and requires masculine agreement.
13. The word "entrance" is feminine and requires feminine agreement when preceded by an article.