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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Basketball / tennis ball ( articles)
Hello,
You have to change the order of following words and make a correct sentence.
bigger / tennisball / basketball / is / than / .
"Basketball is bigger than tennisball." (This was shown as a correct answer.)
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
Is it okay if the articles such as "a" or "the" omitted before "basketball" and "tennisball"??
Why are there no articles in the sentence?
To me, "Basketballs are bigger than tennis balls." or "A basketball is bigger than a tennis ball." look better.
Also, is the word "tennisball" one word, or does it have to be "tennis ball"...?
I'm getting confused with this sentence, so can anyone help me, please?
Thank you so much for your help in advance!
CTS
You have to change the order of following words and make a correct sentence.
bigger / tennisball / basketball / is / than / .
"Basketball is bigger than tennisball." (This was shown as a correct answer.)
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
Is it okay if the articles such as "a" or "the" omitted before "basketball" and "tennisball"??
Why are there no articles in the sentence?
To me, "Basketballs are bigger than tennis balls." or "A basketball is bigger than a tennis ball." look better.
Also, is the word "tennisball" one word, or does it have to be "tennis ball"...?
I'm getting confused with this sentence, so can anyone help me, please?
Thank you so much for your help in advance!
CTS
Top answer
" look better. I agree. An article is needed if the singular is used.
- " look better.
- I agree.
- An article is needed if the singular is used.
- If the reference is to the game, no article is used: He watches basketball every week.
- CB
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AnonymousTo me, "Basketballs are bigger than tennis *****." or "A basketball is bigger than a tennis ball." look better.I agree. An article is needed if the singular is used. If the reference is to the game, no article is used: He watches basketball every week.
CB
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Thank you so much for the reply, Cool Breeze :-)
The sentence is obviously about the size of the *****, I think, so I thought the sentence(the answer) was wrong.
Well, this question was actually appeared on an English exam at a school.
Can you say that the question itself had a problem?
Or, even though it is grammatically incorrect, is this sentence acceptable?
The sentence is obviously about the size of the *****, I think, so I thought the sentence(the answer) was wrong.
Well, this question was actually appeared on an English exam at a school.
Can you say that the question itself had a problem?
Or, even though it is grammatically incorrect, is this sentence acceptable?
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AnonymousI'm getting confused with this sentence, so can anyone help me, please?It looks to me like a poorly constructed question.
It's "tennis ball" not "tennisball."
To me, "Basketballs are bigger than tennis *****." or "A basketball is bigger than a tennis ball." look better.
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Thank you so much for your reply!
I see, my understanding looks okay. Also, as I thought, it's not a "tennisball" but a "tennis ball."
Thanks again for your help.
CTS :-)
I see, my understanding looks okay. Also, as I thought, it's not a "tennisball" but a "tennis ball."
Thanks again for your help.
CTS :-)
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