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Teo Posted 19 years ago
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Cindy was hungry,

0Cindy was hungry, ___ she didn't eat a lot. (A) or (B) because (C) and (D) but02br
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0Hi,02br 01font 02br 02br 00Cindy was hungry, ___ she didn't eat a lot. (A) or (B) because (C) and (D) but02br 02font 02br 02br 01font 00The answer is D. Isn't B also acceptable?

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 01font 02br 02br 00Cindy was hungry, ___ she didn't eat a lot.
  • (A) or (B) because (C) and (D) but02br 02font 02br 02br 01font 00The answer is D.
  • Isn't B also acceptable?
  • 02font 00Yes, but it suggests that her habit/routine is not to eat much.
  • If it's just on one occasion, it's better to say '.
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0Hi,02br
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00Cindy was hungry, ___ she didn't eat a lot. (A) or (B) because (C) and (D) but02br
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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10Cindy was hungry, ___ she didn't eat a lot. (A) or (B) because (C) and (D) but12br
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0 Hi Yoong Liat02br
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00I agree that the comma is another reason to reject B (because). But, as Clive mentioned, there is an additional reason -- you need something else in the first half of the sentence to adequately justify 'because'.0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Not necessarily. Commas tend to be optional in such sentences.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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