Question

choose the best spanish translation of the following sentence.

their opinion is important.

• suyos opinión es importante.
• sus opinión es importante.
• suyas opinión es importante.
• su opinión es importante.

Explanation:

Analyze the grammatical components of the English sentence

The English sentence is "Their opinion is important."

• "Their" is a possessive adjective modifying the singular noun "opinion".
• "opinion" translates to the feminine singular noun "opinión" in Spanish.
• "is important" translates to "es importante".

Determine the correct Spanish possessive adjective

• The possessive adjective must agree in gender and number with the noun it modifies ("opinión"), not the possessor ("their").
• Since "opinión" is singular, the possessive adjective must be singular: "su" (their).
• "sus" is plural and would only modify a plural noun (e.g., "sus opiniones").
• "suyos" and "suyas" are possessive pronouns, not possessive adjectives, and cannot directly precede a noun in this manner.

Evaluate the given options

• "Suyos opinión es importante." (Incorrect: uses a masculine plural possessive pronoun)
• "Sus opinión es importante." (Incorrect: uses a plural possessive adjective with a singular noun)
• "Suyas opinión es importante." (Incorrect: uses a feminine plural possessive pronoun)
• "Su opinión es importante." (Correct: uses the singular possessive adjective "su" agreeing with the singular noun "opinión")

Answer:

• (A) Suyos opinión es importante.
• (B) Sus opinión es importante.
• (C) Suyas opinión es importante.
• (D) Su opinión es importante. (Correct answer)