One article for both sexes

Some nouns for people have one fixed gender, whoever they refer to. Persona, víctima, celebridad and criatura are always feminine; personaje, individuo and bebé are always masculine. So a man is una persona, and a woman can be el personaje principal. The article, and an adjective next to the noun, follow the noun, not the person. The One article for both sexes card of Noun grammar explains them, and the group of the same name in Select noun groups holds them.

One article for both sexes practises them in sentences. It works like the other choice drills (see The choice drills): the card shows the sentence in your language and the Spanish sentence with a gap. You choose between two words:

Juan is a very kind person. Spanish: Juan es ___ persona muy amable.

The three kinds of sentence.

• Feminine word, a man meant — the gap is the article, and the man in the sentence pulls you towards the masculine: Juan es una persona muy amable, Juan fue la víctima del accidente, Las tres víctimas eran hombres.
• Masculine word, a woman meant — the same trap the other way round: María es un personaje interesante, Ana es el personaje principal de la película.
• The adjective follows the noun — the gap is an adjective right next to the noun, and it agrees with the noun: Juan es una persona muy simpática, Luis y Pablo son personas muy generosas. The drill only asks for adjectives next to the noun.

After you answer, a card names the kind of sentence and explains why ("Why una?").

Which sentences appear. The deck is fixed and ignores your noun selection. Each of the three kinds is recorded separately, so the kind you keep missing comes back more often.