In this exercise, you are being asked to complete the questions with the correct use of *de* (**de, del, de la, de los, de las**). Then, you are to answer the questions. The example reads:
A: “Is your best friend from Miami?”
B: “No, my best friend is from Denver.”

The first question reads, “Is the teacher ____ Spanish _______ Puerto Rico?”

Since these answers are subjective, you’ll be getting just a few tips on how to answer the question correctly for yourself.
You will use *de* for two different reasons in this sentence: once to indicate the type of teacher, and once to indicate where the teacher is from. Look back to page 64 for the proper ways to use *de*.

Depending on the gender of your teacher, you will use *el profesor* or *la profesora*.

Now you will answer the question you just completed, either affirmatively or negatively, depending on where your teacher is from. If you respond negatively, make sure to provide the correct answer to the question, as is shown in the example. For example, if your teacher is from Panama, you might respond with *”No, la profesora de español es de Panama”*.

In this exercise, you are being asked to complete the questions with the correct use of de (de, del, de la, de los, de las). Then, you are to answer the questions. The example reads:
A: “Is your best friend from Miami?”
B: “No, my best friend is from Denver.”

The second question reads, “Is today the birthday ______ teacher?

Since these answers are subjective, you will be receiving a few tips on how to answer this question correctly for yourself.
Depending on the gender of you teacher, you will use *profesor* or *profesora*. Since you want to say “the birthday OF THE teacher”, you will need both *de* and the definite article (*el* for masculine, *la* for feminine).

The answer to this question will be different depending on when your teacher’s birthday is. If it is the teacher’s birthday on the day you’re doing this exercise, you can respond simply with *sí*. But, if it isn’t your teacher’s birthday, you will respond with *no* and then the correct date. For example, *no, el cumpleaños de la profesora es el cinco de agosto”.

In this question, you are asked to fill in the blanks with the correct use of *de* (your options are **de, del, de la, de los, de las**). Then, answer the questions. These answers will be different for everyone, so here you will be provided with some hints to answer the questions correctly for yourself.

The example reads:
A: Your best friend is from Miami?
B: No, my best friend is from Denver.

Question 3 reads, “what is the name of the book _____ Spanish?” In English, you would probably just say “what is the name of the Spanish book?”, forgoing the need to use “of”. But in Spanish, as you saw on page 64, you must use *de* to indicate a specific type of thing; in this case, a book that is specifically for Spanish.

This is one question that everyone in your class, and everyone using this book, should have the same answer to: ¡Exprésate!
We want our sentence to say “The Spanish book is called Expresate!”, so we will start with the noun *el libro de español*, followed by *se llama*, and finally ¡Exprésate!.

de. El libro de español se llama “¡Exprésate!”.

In this question, you are asked to fill in the blanks with the correct use of de (your options are de, del, de la, de los, de las). Then, answer the questions. These answers will be different for everyone, so here you will be provided with some hints to answer the questions correctly for yourself.

The example reads:
A: Your best friend is from Miami?
B: No, my best friend is from Denver.

Question 4 reads, “Do you like more books ___ love or ___ adventure?”.
Much like the last question, here we should be using *de* as a word that connects a noun (in this case, books) to a specific type within that noun (in this case, the sub-genres “love” and “adventure”). We don’t have to worry about including an article after *de* when we use it in this capacity.

To answer this question, the most important change to make is to use *gustar* in its *yo* form, since you are now answering the question using “I”. The correct form is *me gustan*, which we will keep in the plural form since our noun is plural (*los libros de amor/aventuras*). Follow this with *más* and then your preferred choice of book.

In this question, you are asked to fill in the blanks with the correct use of de (your options are de, del, de la, de los, de las). Then, answer the questions. These answers will be different for everyone, so here you will be provided with some hints to answer the questions correctly for yourself.

The example reads:
A: Your best friend is from Miami?
B: No, my best friend is from Denver.

The fifth question reads, “Are the movies ___ science fiction interesting?”
Much like the last two questions, here we will be using *de* to indicate a certain type of the noun that is being discussed. In the phrase “*las películas de ciencia ficción*”, “*de*” is being used to narrow down our noun from “movies” in general to specifically “science fiction movies”.

To answer the question, you will have to first decide if you find science fiction movies interesting or not. Depending on your answer, you will either respond affirmatively (*sí*) or negatively (*no*). If you respond affirmatively, you will follow *sí* with a restating of the question, just as a statement (without the question marks). If you respond negatively, you must remember to add *no* before *son* in order to negate the adjective (“no, science fiction movies are NOT interesting”).

In this question, you are asked to fill in the blanks with the correct use of de (your options are de, del, de la, de los, de las). Then, answer the questions. These answers will be different for everyone, so here you will be provided with some hints to answer the questions correctly for yourself.

The example reads:
A: Your best friend is from Miami?
B: No, my best friend is from Denver.

The sixth question reads, “do you like the music ___ Tito Puente?”.
Much like in the last few questions, here we will be using *de* to indicate a specific type of a general noun. In this case, we’re generally talking about music but specifically talking about “the music OF Tito Puente”. We don’t need to use an article following *de* here.

To answer this question, it’s imperative that you remember to use *gustar* in its *yo* form (*me gusta*), since you will be answering this question using “I”. Keep *gusta* in its singular form since our noun (*la musica de Tito Puente*) is still singular.

If you answer affirmatively, simply respond *sí* followed by the question, restated without question marks (making it a statement) and using *me gusta* instead of *te gusta*.
If you don’t like Tito Puente’s music, remember to use *no* twice: once to say *no* and once to negate *me gusta* (*no, no me gusta…* = “no, I don’t like…”).

In this question, you are asked to fill in the blanks with the correct use of de (your options are de, del, de la, de los, de las). Then, answer the questions. These answers will be different for everyone, so here you will be provided with some hints to answer the questions correctly for yourself.

The example reads:
A: Your best friend is from Miami?
B: No, my best friend is from Denver.

The seventh and final question in this section reads, “are the parties ________ students fun or boring?”.
Here, we will use *de* to show possession, since “the parties” in this case are the ones being held by the students, making them “their parties”.
We will also need to include the article *los* after *de*, since we want to say “the parties of the students”, not just “the parties of students”.

Answering this question is fairly simple: Remove the question marks and choose either *divertidas* or *aburridas* to complete the sentence. There is very little to change when converting this question into its answer, since you’re not having to change any conjugations (like *te gusta* to *me gusta*).