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Jeff_999 Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
A Multiple-Choice Question
The question goes like this,
"Fibers of hair and wool are not continuous and must normally be spun into thread ___ woven into textile fabrics.
(A) when to be
(B) if they are to be"
Now I got stuck here. It's easy to tell B) sounds better though.
However, when you look at A) for a while, you will find it's OK too. 'Cause there's a grammatical rule that states "it's/they're.." after when can be omitted.
Anyway, 'when' seems better to me than 'if' here. So... I really got caught in the dilemma. Hope you can help me out.
Happy New Year, every one!!!
"Fibers of hair and wool are not continuous and must normally be spun into thread ___ woven into textile fabrics.
(A) when to be
(B) if they are to be"
Now I got stuck here. It's easy to tell B) sounds better though.
However, when you look at A) for a while, you will find it's OK too. 'Cause there's a grammatical rule that states "it's/they're.." after when can be omitted.
Anyway, 'when' seems better to me than 'if' here. So... I really got caught in the dilemma. Hope you can help me out.
Happy New Year, every one!!!
Top answer
I would opt for choice B, although A makes the mind boggle. " NON C
- I would opt for choice B, although A makes the mind boggle.
- " NON C
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I would opt for choice B, although A makes the mind boggle. To exclude reiterating the subject I would opt for:
" Fibers of hair and wool are not continuous and must normally be spun into thread before being woven into textile fabrics."
NON C
" Fibers of hair and wool are not continuous and must normally be spun into thread before being woven into textile fabrics."
NON C
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Oh I see, NON C. Thank you!
But it's a multiple-choice question. I hope you can clarify my boggled and jumbled mind by convincing me that choice A is wrong.
But it's a multiple-choice question. I hope you can clarify my boggled and jumbled mind by convincing me that choice A is wrong.
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I suppose Non C might be busy these days. I really hope other teachers can come in and help me out. :-s
Thank you.
Thank you.
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