La mochila _________ maestro es roja.
Fill in the blank.
La mochila _________ maestro es roja.
del
de la
de lo
de el
del
La mochila del maestro es roja.
The correct answer to fill in the blank is "del".
To determine the correct answer, let's understand the sentence structure and the role of the blank in the sentence.
The sentence in English translates to "The backpack of the teacher is red". In this sentence, "of the teacher" indicates possession or belonging. In Spanish, possession or belonging is often expressed using the preposition "de" (of).
When expressing possession in Spanish, the preposition "de" is typically followed by the definite article ("el" or "la"), depending on the gender of the noun being possessed.
In this case, the noun being possessed is "mochila" (backpack), which is a feminine noun. Therefore, we need to use the feminine definite article "la" after the preposition "de".
However, the preposition "de" can contract with the definite article "el" to form "del". This contraction occurs to avoid having two consecutive vowel sounds.
Therefore, the correct answer is "del", which is the contraction of "de" and "el". The sentence should be written as "La mochila del maestro es roja."
So, in this case, the correct answer to fill in the blank is "del".