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Vsuresh Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

comprehending

Hi
Please tell me if this is OK.

The purpose of this exercise is to improve our listening, comprehending and writing skill.

Here, can we use comprehension in place of comprehending
  

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This is more natural: The purpose of this exercise is to improve our listening, comprehension and writing skills.

  • This is more natural: The purpose of this exercise is to improve our listening, comprehension and writing skills.
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This is more natural: The purpose of this exercise is to improve our listening, comprehension and writing skills.
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Thank you,fivejedon.
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It is 'listening (and) comprehension' or 'listening comprehension'? If the latter, then no comma.
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Thank you,sir.
Students listen to a podcast and answer some questions on it.

I think listening comprehension is better.

Earlier I divided them into three: listening, comprehension and writing skill.
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vsureshEarlier I divided them into three: listening, comprehension and writing skill.
Most language proficiency tests (TOEIC for instance) are divided into 'listening comprehension' and 'reading'—'writing' is not so often tested, though newer tests incorporate all 4 language skills.
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Thank you for the information,sir.

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