Hi. Let's say you, as a teacher, knows what page the answer is on, but the student who is asking the question doesn't know it. The answer is not on page 16. Now, can you say these to the student? Are the answers A1 and A2 correct? Thank you in advance for your help.
Q: What page is the answer on? Is it on page 16?
A1: It's on a different page.
A2: It's on another page.
anonymous Q: What page is the answer on? A2: It's on another page. A competent teacher would name the page number.
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anonymousQ: What page is the answer on? Is it on page 16?A1: It's on a different page.A2: It's on another page.
A competent teacher would name the page number.
Q: What page is the answer on? Is it on page 16?
A1: No. It's on page 18.
A2:No. It's on page 18.
Q: What page is the answer on? Is it on page 16?
A1: No, it's on a different page.
A2: No, it's on another page.
A1 and A2 are correct English, but why wouldn't you just say 'No, it's on page 12'?