Falta la"que"?

Horace C.C1Kwiziq community member

Falta la"que"?

Por qué  no necesitas "que" en la frase "les pido [que] no uses insultos?

Asked 2 weeks ago
SilviaKwiziq Native Spanish TeacherCorrect answer

Hola Horace C.

Good observation!

In normative Spanish the conjunction que is required (les pido que no usen insultos), but in more colloquial, spoken Spanish it’s common to omit it.

Since the exercise is a debate, the omission is accepted to reflect that natural, conversational style.

Saludos

Silvia

Horace C. asked:

Falta la"que"?

Por qué  no necesitas "que" en la frase "les pido [que] no uses insultos?

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