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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Could it be a suitable question and answer? (3.10.1)

Hi teachers,
This is the context:
‘Adam!’ he shouted. ‘We’ve got him! He’s in a village up north. In an old woman’s house. Come on. Let’s go!’
Assuming that Adam and the person who talks are policeman, and that 'him' is Dinon.
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Could it be a suitable question and answer?
What's the good news for the police?
It is that they had got (gotten) Dinon in a village, in an old woman's house.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

Hi TS, Your question sounds good to me. " Not a 100 % sure, though. For the answer I would suggest something like " The police finally had tracked Dinon down at an old woman’s house.

— Corfu lingua

  • Hi TS, Your question sounds good to me.
  • " Not a 100 % sure, though.
  • For the answer I would suggest something like " The police finally had tracked Dinon down at an old woman’s house.
  • " But there are many ways to express equally suitable answers.
  • ".
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Hi TS,

Your question sounds good to me. Although it might be better to ask "What was the good news for the police?"
Not a 100 % sure, though.

For the answer I would suggest something like
"The police finally had tracked Dinon down at an old woman’s house."

But there are many ways to express e
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Hi CL,
Thank you for your reply and suggestions. You are more than welcome to correct me, I don't mind at all.Emotion: smile
Unfortunately
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Yours seems fine to me. Emotion: smile You could also ask:

What did Adam say/shout/report?
What is the (good) news Adam shouted/repor
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Hi Shawn,
Thank you for your reply.Emotion: smile

Do you mean this one?
What's the good news for the police?
It is that they
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Hi TS,

Now I am a little confused. Are all the answers you provide in your threads from a CD? It is not YOU phrasing some of them?
And the questions, what about them? Are some of them from the CD; or are these by you?
Gosh, I have the feeling I got this all wrong. I always thought you were asking for corrections in style, grammar or wording for the sentences you provided.
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corfu linguaNow I am a little confused. Are all the answers you provide in your threads from a CD? It is not YOU phrasing some of them?And the questions, what about them? Are some of them from the CD; or are these by you?
Hi corfu lingua,
The questions and answers I ask to be corrected here are mine, well just the questions. The answers, somehow, are provid
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No need for you to be sorry!
Thanks for your explaining and sharing. I learn a lot from your threads!
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corfu linguaI learn a lot from your threads!
Hi corfu lingua,
Do you?Emotion: surprise I th
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Thinking Spaincorfu linguaI learn a lot from your threads!Hi corfu lingua,Do you? I though I was the one learning from yours!TS
Hi TS,

I really do, I was not just trying to be modest or polite. I like this forum. I like browsing the questions and answers, and I am surprised how much there still is to learn! From your posts I learn about many th
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Hi CL,
Thank you for your words. Are you a student, a teacher, or a native speaker?

TS
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