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Wowenglish Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Catch
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I would like to know the meaning of "I wonder if you will catch them." in the next passage.
Anna came home from school with a note. It said:
Dear Parents,
A child in our class has come down with chickenpox. Please watch your children for symptoms and keep them home if they get sick.
Thanks!
Mrs. Cheng
"Uh-oh," said her mom. "One of your friends has chickenpox. I wonder if you will catch them."
I would like to know the meaning of "I wonder if you will catch them." in the next passage.
Anna came home from school with a note. It said:
Dear Parents,
A child in our class has come down with chickenpox. Please watch your children for symptoms and keep them home if they get sick.
Thanks!
Mrs. Cheng
"Uh-oh," said her mom. "One of your friends has chickenpox. I wonder if you will catch them."
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I would say "I wonder if you will catch it " ("it" refers to the disease). "them" might be more prevalent in American English; I'm not sure. If you "catch" a disease then it means you start suffering from it, especially after coming into contact with someone else who has it.
- I would say "I wonder if you will catch it " ("it" refers to the disease).
- "them" might be more prevalent in American English; I'm not sure.
- If you "catch" a disease then it means you start suffering from it, especially after coming into contact with someone else who has it.
- In this case the woman is wondering if the disease will be passed to her daughter from her daughter's friends.
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I would say "I wonder if you will catch it" ("it" refers to the disease). "them" might be more prevalent in American English; I'm not sure.
If you "catch" a disease then it means you start suffering from it, especially after coming into contact with someone else who has it. In this case the woman is wondering if the disease will be passed to her daughter from her daughter's friend
If you "catch" a disease then it means you start suffering from it, especially after coming into contact with someone else who has it. In this case the woman is wondering if the disease will be passed to her daughter from her daughter's friend
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Lets start for the meaning 
Catch:
To receive
To stop and hold a moving object, usually with your hands
Catch:
To receive
To stop and hold a moving object, usually with your hands
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I think that "them" refers to his friends then has a different meaning ,otherw¡se it has to be "it" if it refers to the disease.
Please feel free to correct me if i'm wrong
Please feel free to correct me if i'm wrong
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