Prompt: Ask your professor whose the backpack is. Model answer: Profesor/a, ¿de quién es la mochila?
Model: ¿De quién es ese libro? (It’s mine) → Es mío.
If you are working through your Spanish workbook and have landed on P219 Estructura 1 – "¿De quién es?" , you are at a crucial junction in your language learning journey. This page is not just about memorizing vocabulary; it is about unlocking the logic of possession—how to ask who owns something and how to answer without using apostrophes (which don’t exist in Spanish). p219 estructura 1 de quien es practice it upd
In this article, we will break down exactly what the "Practice It UPD" exercise expects from you, provide the grammatical rules behind the structure, offer a step-by-step walkthrough of typical exercises found on page 219, and give you advanced practice drills to ensure you master it before your next quiz.
The phrase ¿De quién es? literally translates to “Of whom is it?” but idiomatically means “Whose is it?” The structure breaks down as follows: Prompt: Ask your professor whose the backpack is
When answering, Spanish offers two main routes, both covered in “Estructura 1”:
Using possessive pronouns (replace the noun and avoid repetition): Model: ¿De quién es ese libro
Crucially, possessive pronouns agree in gender and number with the object owned, not the owner. For example: La mochila es mía (feminine singular) vs. Los libros son míos (masculine plural).
If you are stuck on the digital "Practice It UPD" for P219: