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Omar Ahmed Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
A puzzling question
Don't start yet. Wait until I give you the .............
a. signal b. sign c. gesture d. symbol
I go for 'signal' but my friend says a, b and c are all correct. Is he right? If a, b & c are correct, what is the best choice?
Top answer
I would choose a. signal too. Perhaps b.
- I would choose a.
- signal too.
- Perhaps b.
- sign might qualify as an answer.
- But I would skip the rest.
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I would choose a. signal too. Perhaps b. sign might qualify as an answer. But I would skip the rest.
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Omar Ahmed Is he right?
No.
a is the typical idiomatic way of talking about starting something. It's the best answer.
b is also possible, but not the way most people say it. It's very rare in comparison to a.
I don't think anybody says c or d.
CJ
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