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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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0 Can someone clear this up for me I am an esl teacher and need to help my student.02br
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00 "A new source of energy was found", "what you`re saying a new source of energy was found?"02br
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00Why do I need to say A new energy source was found in the last part of the sentence (after the comma)? Why is it grammatically wrong to say "What the new energy source was found?"02br
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00When this sentence that follows is perfectly ok02br
00I found A dog, THE dog is black. Please help me be a good teacher. 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Can someone clear this up for me I am an esl teacher and need to help my student. " 02br 02font 02br 00Why do I need to say A new energy source was found in the last part of the sentence (after the comma)? " 02font 02br 02br 00You can't join sentences just by putting a comma between them.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Can someone clear this up for me I am an esl teacher and need to help my student.
  • " 02br 02font 02br 00Why do I need to say A new energy source was found in the last part of the sentence (after the comma)?
  • " 02font 02br 02br 00You can't join sentences just by putting a comma between them.
  • What you have written is actually two sentences, ie02br 02br 01font 00"A new source of energy was found".
  • " 00The first sentence is OK, but the second is not.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Can someone clear this up for me I am an esl teacher and need to help my student. 02br
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01font00"A new source of energy was found", "what you`re saying a new source of energy was found?" 02br
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0 thanks clive...I understand that with the dog it is 2 sentences and because a dog has been mentioned the dog now can take on THE.02br
00The first eg is a dialog so like this02br
00Person 1 says "A new energy source has been found"02br
00Person 2 "What!, you ar telling me a new source of energy has been found?"02br
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00Why is it wrong f
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0 Also if I name the "energy source" here after I can refer to it as "the" new energy source but only if I name the source.02br
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00The dog has not been named but here after we can refer to him as "the" dog...why is this...he has not been named. 02br
00Specified is the key word but I would like a straight forward rule that I can pass on to my student, if there
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0Hi,02br
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00I suggest that you try to explain to your student with simple, concrete examples like these. It's a lot simpler to talk about dogs than about energy sources.05002br
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01font01b00Example 102b00. I bought a dog. 00Use 'a' the first time you mention it00. The dog is in my living room.
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