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Which of the following sentences is correct:

a)
El durazno de el niño


b)
El agua del niña


c)
La cena del José


d)
La pera de la muchacha

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Answer:

d)

La pera de la muchacha

The girl's pear

Step-by-step explanation:

a)

Usually if the preposition 'de' is followed by the article 'el', they should always be contracted to form 'del', unless 'el' is part of a proper name.

El durazno de el niño = Incorrect

El durazno del niño = correct (The child's peach)

b)

El agua del niña = incorrect

El agua de la niña = correct (The girl's water)

c)

La cena del José = incorrect

c)

c)

La cena del José = incorrect

La cena de José = correct (Joseph's dinner)

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