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'''<big>My sister is Susan. She lives in California. It is very nice there.</big>''' | |||
'' | ''Mi hermana se llama Susan. Vive en California. Es muy bonito allí.'' | ||
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** "My sister is Susan" is the same as "My sister's name is Susan" or "The name of my sister is Susan" | |||
** "it" and "there" are pronouns that refer to California | |||
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'''My | '''<big>My brother's name is Ben. He is a Physics professor. He teaches it to college students.</big>''' | ||
'''>> My wife and I go to church. It is a very beautiful.''' | ''Mi hermano se llama Ben. Es profesor de Física. Lo enseña a los estudiantes universitarios'' | ||
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** "My brother's name is Ben" can also be "My brother is Ben" or "The name of my brother is Ben" | |||
** "physics" is an adjective to tell us what kind of "professor" he is. It can also be expressed as "He is a teacher of physics" using the preposition "of" as in Spanish ("professor de Fiisca") | |||
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'''<big>I have three dogs, a girl and two boys. The girl is very sweet and boys love to play. They are all so much fun!</big>''' | |||
''Tengo tres perros, una niña y dos niños. La niña es muy dulce y a los niños les encanta jugar. ¡Todos son muy divertidos!'' | |||
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'''<big>I live near the park. It is fun to go there.</big>''' | |||
''Vivo cerca del parque. Es divertido ir allí.'' | |||
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** "it is" is an impersonal verb construction, whereas "there" is a pronoun that refers to the park | |||
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'''<big>My wife and I go to church. It is a very beautiful. She is beautiful, too!</big>''' | |||
''Mi esposa y yo vamos a la iglesia. Es un lugar muy bonito. ¡Ella también es hermosa!'' | |||
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** the pronoun "it" refers to the church | |||