In the sentence 'Pedro confía en sus amigos', what syntactic function does 'en sus amigos' fulfill?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Prepositional regime complement
Analysis: The verb 'confiar' grammatically requires the preposition 'en' ('confiar en algo/alguien'). This mandatory prepositional complement is a complemento de régimen verbal. Answer: Prepositional regime complement. Why not the others: A direct object is not headed by 'en'; a circumstantial complement of place indicates physical location and is optional; an indirect object takes 'a' and pronominalizes with 'le'.
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