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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Could you correct this question?

Hi teachers,
Context:
Peter: Oh, no! I don't have any money. Mary! Come here, please.
Mary goes to him.
Mary: What? Let me think … you don't have any money again, do you?
Peter: Er … well … No, I don't. Can you lend me five dollars?

If the question and answer is correct, Are the words between parentheses necessary or optional?
Question:
What was Mary's guess when she arrived where Peter was?
(It was that) Peter didn’t have any money again.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

The question is correct, and I like that you changed "let me think" to "what was Mary's guess" so there has to be comprehension to understand it. You would need at least "That" That Peter... It was that Peter...

— BarbaraPA

  • The question is correct, and I like that you changed "let me think" to "what was Mary's guess" so there has to be comprehension to understand it.
  • You would need at least "That" That Peter...
  • It was that Peter...
  • She guessed that Peter...
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The question is correct, and I like that you changed "let me think" to "what was Mary's guess" so there has to be comprehension to understand it.

You would need at least "That"
That Peter...
It was that Peter...
She guessed that Peter...
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Mary was not necessarily guessing.
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BarbaraPAI like that you changed "let me think" to "what was Mary's guess" so there has to be comprehension to understand it.
Hi,
Thanks for your help. I sometimes, hit the nail on the head; just sometimes.
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fivejedjonMary ws not necessarily guessing.
Hi,
Maybe not, but as an option is plausible, isn't it?

TL
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