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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

A couple of questions

Hi teachers,

This is a part of a text:

The fastests way to get home is the train, but they are obviously going to miss it. The train is going to leave any second and they are just at the ticket office buying the tickets.

Isn't it better to include 'because' and 'still'?
The fastest way to get home is the train, but they are obviously going to miss it because the train is going to leave any second and they are still at the ticket office buying the tickets.

Another question:
Immediately after the text I wrote are these two sentences:
"I'm going to find a boyfriend with a car!" Julia is thinking to herself.

Well, If I want the students to write a question in direct speech the indirect question should be:

Ask and answer about what Julia thought.
What did Julia think? She thought, "I'm going to find a boyfriend with a car!"

It is correct isn't it?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

Thinking Spain The fastest way to get home is the train, but they are obviously going to miss it. The train is going to leave any second and they are just at the ticket office buying the tickets. This is perfect as it is.

— Avangi

  • Thinking Spain The fastest way to get home is the train, but they are obviously going to miss it.
  • The train is going to leave any second and they are just at the ticket office buying the tickets.
  • This is perfect as it is.
  • This use of "just" implies that there are certain steps to be taken in sequence, and they are just at step #3.
  • " Thinking Spain Well, If I want the students to write a question in direct speech the indirect question should be: I'm having trouble interpreting this sentence.
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Thinking SpainThe fastest way to get home is the train, but they are obviously going to miss it. The train is going to leave any second and they are just at the ticket office buying the tickets.
This is perfect as it is. This use of "just" implies that there are certain steps to be taken in sequence, and they are just at step #3. "Just" means "exactly
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Avangi"I'm going to find a boyfriend with a car!" Julia is thinking to herself. Why can't you keep the continuous tense?
I can't keep the continuous tense because the conversation happened long time ago.
That's why I think the question should be asked in past. At least that what I was told to do when the we want to ask about something that was said in the
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Thinking SpainI can't keep the continuous tense because the conversation happened long time ago.
Aha! But we have both present continuous tense and past continuous tense.

The dinosaurs were struggling to stay alive.

What were the dinosaurs doing? (Not "What did the dinosaurs do?")
Thinking Spai
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Avangi(I'm afraid I'm not saying this very well.)
Not at all. Thanks a lot for all your dedication and explanations. I understand it very well right now. Of course, that doesn't mean that I won't have any further questions about it.
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Thinking SpainI'm going to find a boyfriend with a car!
Just an aside:

Is Julia going to drive her car around town looking for a boyfriend?
Or is she looking for a boyfriend who has a car?
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You know is the second one, don't you?
I like your humor!!Emotion: rofl It's so necessary in life.
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Thinking SpainYou know it's the second one, don't you?
Yes!
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