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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
6 sentences don't know which word to use
Could you please help me choose the right word and phrase?
1 The movie starts off very strongly/strong/intense.
2 What/how would you rate my collection out of 10?/What would you give my collection out of 10?
3 Who would be so stupid as to do that./as stupid as to do that.
4 The away team scored one third as many points as the home team (35-105)
The away team scored one third what the home team scored. /the points the home team scored.
5 They would treat/cure us only/just to kill us afterwards.
6 Which/what girl looks better with her clothes on than off.
I don't know who's on my side and who isn't./whose on my side...
thank you
1 The movie starts off very strongly/strong/intense.
2 What/how would you rate my collection out of 10?/What would you give my collection out of 10?
3 Who would be so stupid as to do that./as stupid as to do that.
4 The away team scored one third as many points as the home team (35-105)
The away team scored one third what the home team scored. /the points the home team scored.
5 They would treat/cure us only/just to kill us afterwards.
6 Which/what girl looks better with her clothes on than off.
I don't know who's on my side and who isn't./whose on my side...
thank you
Top answer
1 The movie starts off very strongly/strong/intense. 'strongly' or 'intensely'. It modifies "starts off", so an adverb is needed.
- 1 The movie starts off very strongly/strong/intense.
- 'strongly' or 'intensely'.
- It modifies "starts off", so an adverb is needed.
- /What would you give my collection out of 10?
- How would you rate my collection on a scale of one to ten?
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1 The movie starts off very strongly/strong/intense.
'strongly' or 'intensely'. It modifies "starts off", so an adverb is needed.
2 What/how would you rate my collection out of 10?/What would you give my collection out of 10?
How would you rate my collection on a scale of one to ten?
3 Who would be so stupid as to do that./as stupid as to do that.
'strongly' or 'intensely'. It modifies "starts off", so an adverb is needed.
2 What/how would you rate my collection out of 10?/What would you give my collection out of 10?
How would you rate my collection on a scale of one to ten?
3 Who would be so stupid as to do that./as stupid as to do that.
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Thank you ferdis,
couple of questions please,
2 can't you say "out of 10" and "what would you give me"
4 Why can't you say "1/3 as many points as..."
6 which would you say? "What's the last movie you watched/which is the last movie you watched"
Thank you
couple of questions please,
2 can't you say "out of 10" and "what would you give me"
4 Why can't you say "1/3 as many points as..."
6 which would you say? "What's the last movie you watched/which is the last movie you watched"
Thank you
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