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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Directions
Hi teachers,
I have these two directions for an exercise:
a) We use these questions and answers to talk about the name of an object or an animal in singular and plural.
b) We use these questions and answers to ask and answer about the name of an object or an animal in singular and plural.
I know 'a' is absolutely right.
What about 'b' is it too redundant or I can use it for the same purpose too?
By the way the questions and answers I'm referring to are:
What is this? It is a pen.
What are they? They are pens.
Thanks in advance
I have these two directions for an exercise:
a) We use these questions and answers to talk about the name of an object or an animal in singular and plural.
b) We use these questions and answers to ask and answer about the name of an object or an animal in singular and plural.
I know 'a' is absolutely right.
What about 'b' is it too redundant or I can use it for the same purpose too?
By the way the questions and answers I'm referring to are:
What is this? It is a pen.
What are they? They are pens.
Thanks in advance
Top answer
I'd say they're both fine. The second may be more useful in reminding the student that statements and questions must both be considered. What about 'b' is it too redundant or I can use it for the same purpose too?
- I'd say they're both fine.
- The second may be more useful in reminding the student that statements and questions must both be considered.
- What about 'b' is it too redundant or I can use it for the same purpose too?
- What about 'b'?
- Is it too redundant, or can I use it for the same purpose too?
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I'd say they're both fine. The second may be more useful in reminding the student that statements and questions must both be considered.
What about 'b' is it too redundant or I can use it for the same purpose too?
What about 'b'? Is it too redundant, or can I use it for the same purpose too?
What about 'b' is it too redundant or I can use it for the same purpose too?
What about 'b'? Is it too redundant, or can I use it for the same purpose too?
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Hi Avangi,
Thank you so much. I was looking for that answer, the one you gave me. It's a big relief for me.
Thank you so much. I was looking for that answer, the one you gave me. It's a big relief for me.
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My other thought was that if the students are very young, you might want to break the sentences into two parts.
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Hi,
I have these two directions for an exercise:
a) We use these questions and answers to talk about the name of an object or an animal in singular and plural.
I wouldn't call this 'a direction', because it does not tell the student to do an
I have these two directions for an exercise:
a) We use these questions and answers to talk about the name of an object or an animal in singular and plural.
I wouldn't call this 'a direction', because it does not tell the student to do an
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CliveI wouldn't call this 'a direction', because it does not tell the student to do anything.You are right. They are not directions. They are explanations.
Then the student has:
a drawing with a pencil and this question and answer
What is this? It is a pencil.
Then a drawing with two pencils and this question:
What are
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