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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Are these suitable questions to ask? (C. 8c)

Hi teachers,
This is for a writing exercise.
If this is what the students have, "He has to work hard — harder than the excavator operators, for example. However, he earns less money than they do. In fact, Tim has the worst job: he works the hardest but earns the least.”.

Are these suitable questions to ask? Could they be more challenging?
a) Who labors harder that the excavator aperators?
b) Does Tom receive more money than the excavators operators?
c) Does Tom earn the smallest amount of money at work?

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

These are a little more challenging: a) Who labors harder than the machine operators ? b) Does Tom receive more money than the machine operators? c) Does Tom receive the smallest wages at work?

— Mister Micawber

  • These are a little more challenging: a) Who labors harder than the machine operators ?
  • b) Does Tom receive more money than the machine operators?
  • c) Does Tom receive the smallest wages at work?
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These are a little more challenging:

a) Who labors harder than the machine operators?
b) Does Tom receive more money than the machine operators?
c) Does Tom receive the smallest wages at work?
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Mister MicawberThese are a little more challenging:
a) Who labors harder than the machine operators?
b) Does Tom receive more money than the machine operators?
c) Does Tom receive the smallest wages at work?
Hi Mister Micawber,
Thank you for your reply and help.
Do you use 'machine operators' because that includes, 'the power shovel/ex
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Do you use 'machine operators' because that includes, 'the power shovel/excavator/backhoe operators', for example?- Yes.
These words 'wage/wages, pay, payment, salary, earnings' are all words for money that a person earns. Right?- Right. 'Wages' is blue-collar; 'salary' is white-collar.
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Mister Micawber'Wages' is blue-collar; 'salary' is white-collar.
Hi Mister Micawber,
Thank YOU for your reply. I didn't know that difference at all. 'Wage' is for unskilled workers; 'salary' is for skilled workers.

TS
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Thinking Spain 'Wage' is for unskilled workers; 'salary' is for skilled workers.
This is when they are being contrasted. Wages are usually stated as hourly; salaries are monthly or annual. However, both words are also used in a more general sense as payment for labor.
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