Mainly about which preposicions to use, and 1 question about su or sus. Please explain it in ENGLISH
1. Ella nunca se olvida de llamar a sus amigos por (su,sus) cumpleaños.
Question: which one is correct? My first choice would be sus, it refers to her friends. But some friend online said it also could be su, because the singular and the plural form of cumpleaños is the same. If su is used, then the sentence mean"She never forgets to call her friends on her birthdays", it is probably to have a party or something.
Please tell me which one to choose for following sentences, why is it right? and why the other one is not right?
2. El hermano de Jaime empezó a trabajar en una empresa de transportes y (al, en el) poco tiempo lo despidieron sin tener ninguna razón.
3. La empleada de correos le entregó el paquete a la vecina (del, en el) quinto.
4. No me gusta su forma de trabajar, lo hace todo (de, con) prisas.
5. Pasear por la playa (al, de) anochecer.
6. Dentro de media hora, me quedan 3 camisas (a, por) planchar.
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1. You are right about the first one, it's sus. It refers to her friend's birthdays, not her birthday.
2. This one it's "al", as the contraction of "a el". I think it's more a "modismo" (idiom).
3. Could be a little bit tricky. Depending on what you mean, if you are saying that the postmistress delivered the package to the neighbour who lives on the 5th floor, then it's "del". But if you are talking about the place where the postmistress delivered the package to the neighbour, then it's "en".
4. Con prisas.
5. Al anochecer.
6. Por planchar.
This page could help
http://www.spanish.cl/Grammar/Notes/Preposiciones.htm
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