The underlined portion "una el la" is incorrect because it combines two articles that do not match in gender or number. In Spanish, articles must agree with the nouns they modify.
- "una" is a feminine singular article meaning "a" or "one," and it should be used with a feminine noun.
- "el" is a masculine singular article meaning "the," which contradicts the use of "una."
- "la" is another feminine singular article meaning "the," which could potentially work, but it still doesn't match properly with "una."
To correct the phrase, you can either use "una computadora" (a computer) or "la computadora" (the computer), but not both together in this way. For example:
- If you want to say "A computer is in my backpack," you would say: "Una computadora está en mi mochila."
- If you want to say "The computer is in my backpack," you would say: "La computadora está en mi mochila."
So, in summary, the error lies in the incorrect combination of two different articles.
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