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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Could you check this question?

Hi teachers,
information:
The shopkeeper had already been kind of cynical with Felix a couple of minutes ago.
Felix watched the shopkeeper’s face carefully. ‘My question,’ he said, ‘asked about Alex Dinon.’
The shopkeeper looked at Felix and smiled slowly. ‘That’s right,’ he said.
Would this question be appropriate?
Did the shopkeeper seem worried because of Felix’s question?
No, he didn’t. He even smiled.

Thanks in advance.
  

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Largely that's fine, but I would consider changing "because" to "by". (There is a slight ambiguity with "because". )

— GPY

  • Largely that's fine, but I would consider changing "because" to "by".
  • (There is a slight ambiguity with "because".
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Largely that's fine, but I would consider changing "because" to "by". (There is a slight ambiguity with "because". It probably wouldn't be a practical problem in this case, but ...)
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GPYLargely that's fine, but I would consider changing "because" to "by".
Hi GPY,
Thanks a lot for your help and for pointing it out!
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Are you sure that 'cynical' is the right word to use in terms of meaning? If so, it might be too advanced for the level your students seem to be at.

Clive
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CliveAre you sure that 'cynical' is the right word to use in terms of meaning? If so, it might be too advanced for the level your students seem to be at.Clive
Hi Clive,
Thanks for your concern, but 'cynical' is a word that they will understand for sure; in Spanish is 'cínico'.
On the other hand, I've only used that word to explain part of the plot behin
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