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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Are these suitable questions to ask?

Hi teachers,
This is for a writing exercise.
If this is what the students have: “Tom and Susan are in the mountains. They are both skiing very badly at the moment, but he is skiing even worse that she is.”

Are these suitable questions to ask?
a) Who is skiing very badly?
b) Are the two of them skiing in a bad manner?
c) Who is skiing a little bit better than the other?

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

a) Who is skiing very badly? b) Are the two of them skiing poorly ? c) Who is skiing a little bit better than the other?

— Mister Micawber

  • a) Who is skiing very badly?
  • b) Are the two of them skiing poorly ?
  • c) Who is skiing a little bit better than the other?
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a) Who is skiing very badly?
b) Are the two of them skiing poorly?
c) Who is skiing a little bit better than the other?
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Mister Micawberb) Are the two of them skiing poorly?
Hi Mister Micawber,

Thank you very much for your reply. So, it isn't very appropriate to change 'in a bad manner' to 'badly'. It is much better poorly'!

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'In a bad manner' is non-native and suggest rudeness if anything. 'Badly' merely repeats the text.
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Mister Micawber'In a bad manner' is non-native and suggest rudeness if anything. 'Badly' merely repeats the text.
Hi Mister Micawber,
Thank you for your additional explanation. It's very clear now.

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