Spanish language Q&A Forum

This is the third time in the past month that I'm finding loaded leftist political sentences in the quizes. You guys should really leave politics out of the learning environment. It's a huge turnoff. It makes you guys look very ignorant and extremist. One sentence for example was celebrating socialism. Very inappropriate to say the least. 

Why does sentence need A at the beginning? (The other examples don’t have it). 

Thanks very much

Shirley

Is there a rule for using the definite article in Spanish? It often trips me up. It doesn’t always follow the same pattern as English, eg in Castles text: …visitar castillos (no ‘los’, where in English there would be no ‘the’), but then:… la historia de los castillos medievales (in the  English version there is no ‘the’, the history of medieval castles; the history of the medieval castles is not incorrect it just has a different meaning).  Maybe, as in English, it’s very much about common usage and there’s no absolute rule.?

Por qué no   Alicia and Amaya van a caminar por la ciudad?

what's the difference between usted and vosotros?

The word "any" can have a nuance of uncertainty.

"We opened our doors to those who wanted to come in."

--> We opened our doors to anyone who wanted to come in.

"People who booked in advance may go to this desk."

--> Anyone who has booked in advance may go to this desk.

It's not always appropriate, but could help sometimes.

Hola Inma,

Can you tell me why "qué me gusta más" was not an option in this exercise please? Is it not acceptable?

Incidentally I enjoyed this exercise ... if only for learning the distinction between baile and danza.

Saludos. John