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Re: Word Lists-- The Bongo-Bongo sentences en ingles

From:Jessica Husén <husen_82@...>
Date:Friday, June 27, 2003, 7:17
Luis Henrique wrote:

> >> 10. (A los niños les gustan los libros) The children like books > >> (or, the books).Could also be, "children like books." > > The present tense of the verb makes me think it must be "children like > books", though this sentence could perhaps be contrasted with > > A los niños les gustan libros.
Don't you have to use the definite article in this kind of construction? A los niños les gustan _los_ libros. Or are all my teachers wrong? (Maybe they've told me otherwise, but I've forgotten that :) Jessica Husen

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