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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
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According to this statement, 'Her grey eyes were cold'.
Hi Teachers,
According to this statement, 'Her grey eyes were cold'. Which option is the correct one? Are both of them correct?
a) How were her grey eyes?
b) What were her grey eyes like?
Thanks in advance
According to this statement, 'Her grey eyes were cold'. Which option is the correct one? Are both of them correct?
a) How were her grey eyes?
b) What were her grey eyes like?
Thanks in advance
Top answer
Hi You can use both of them,especially the first, nothing wrong. The second one is not very specific. It seems to demand the 'looks' of her eyes.
- Hi You can use both of them,especially the first, nothing wrong.
- The second one is not very specific.
- It seems to demand the 'looks' of her eyes.
- Prajwal
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You can use both of them,especially the first, nothing wrong. The second one is not very specific. It seems to demand the 'looks' of her eyes.
Prajwal
You can use both of them,especially the first, nothing wrong. The second one is not very specific. It seems to demand the 'looks' of her eyes.
Prajwal
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Hi,
The use of 'her grey eyes' in the answer suggests that those words were not used in the question.
eg
Q - How did she look?
The use of 'her grey eyes' in the answer suggests that those words were not used in the question.
eg
Q - How did she look?
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Hi Clive,
Thank you for your reply. Well, as I've said at the very beginning it's a statement not an answer.
So the statement is already in a story, it's not mine. I'm just trying to have the correct question to the
Thank you for your reply. Well, as I've said at the very beginning it's a statement not an answer.
So the statement is already in a story, it's not mine. I'm just trying to have the correct question to the
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Hi,
No, not at all.
But if you ask a question about a statement, you are encouraging your students to think of the statement as the answer.
So my advice is that you should make the question one that would elicit that exact answer.
No, not at all.
But if you ask a question about a statement, you are encouraging your students to think of the statement as the answer.
So my advice is that you should make the question one that would elicit that exact answer.
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Hi Clive,
Thank you so much for your reply once again. The thing is that my students have a text. In fact is one of these 40 pages stories with a CD. This is the exercise:
The students listen to a CD in order to complete the answers. I give them the questions and they have to fill in the blanks according to what they hear.
This is just an example of my questions:
Thank you so much for your reply once again. The thing is that my students have a text. In fact is one of these 40 pages stories with a CD. This is the exercise:
The students listen to a CD in order to complete the answers. I give them the questions and they have to fill in the blanks according to what they hear.
This is just an example of my questions:
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Hi,
You know best what you want to do.
But my point is that a natural answer here would say 'she' and not repeat 'Eva Hines'.
You know best what you want to do.
But my point is that a natural answer here would say 'she' and not repeat 'Eva Hines'.
| What did Eva Hine do and where did she go? | |
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Hi Clive,
Sorry I didn't answer you before. I had a serious cold.
I agree with you that a natural response should be 'she' and not repeat 'Eva Hine'. But the thing is that when they listen to the CD they hear 'Eva Hine' and not 'she'. So I think it is much better for my students to write 'Eva Hine' in order to help them with the listening.
Best,
TS
Sorry I didn't answer you before. I had a serious cold.
I agree with you that a natural response should be 'she' and not repeat 'Eva Hine'. But the thing is that when they listen to the CD they hear 'Eva Hine' and not 'she'. So I think it is much better for my students to write 'Eva Hine' in order to help them with the listening.
Best,
TS
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Hi Clive,
I will never discuss that English natural is better. Believe me when I say that I have always told them that this is just for help, and that the natural response if we have the common noun and proper noun in a question is to use the subject and object pronouns in the answer.
I will never discuss that English natural is better. Believe me when I say that I have always told them that this is just for help, and that the natural response if we have the common noun and proper noun in a question is to use the subject and object pronouns in the answer.
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