"A surpresa é um grande fator."

Translation: Surprise is a great factor.

[roele]

annoying inconsequent use/non-use of articles

[rolosrevenge]

I really think "The surprise is big/great factor" should be accepted. What if you are talking about a specific thing that will cause a surprise and the aforementioned surprise is a big factor in why or why not to do it?

[shawnsm]

Marks the surprise is a great factor wrong...

[NormanEdwa]

I just can't figure out what DL wants