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Oso Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Future tenses contrast
Do you think an exam question like the one below is valid? (Considering the question must have a single possible answer)
If not, what can i add to the question to make it valid?
What _____ at this time tomorrow?
a) are you doing
b) will you be doing
c) will you do
d) are you going to do
If not, what can i add to the question to make it valid?
What _____ at this time tomorrow?
a) are you doing
b) will you be doing
c) will you do
d) are you going to do
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oso Do you think an exam question like the one below is valid? There are three possible correct answers. oso If not, what can i add to the question to make it valid?
- oso Do you think an exam question like the one below is valid?
- There are three possible correct answers.
- oso If not, what can i add to the question to make it valid?
- Nothing.
- Just change the instructions.
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osoDo you think an exam question like the one below is valid?There are three possible correct answers.
osoIf not, what can i add to the question to make it valid?Nothing. Just change the instructions.
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osoDo you think an exam question like the one below is valid?For an advanced class, perhaps. It's b).
I assume the instructions ask the student to choose the phrasing that a native speaker would most likely use.
CJ
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I'm a non-native and I've got to admit that such tests make me crazy. You are not supposed to show your understanding of the exam question and find the possible answers to that, but to guess which answer is the right one to satisfy the author of such an ambiguous task.
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Anonymousguess which answer is the right one... although frequently the instructions ask the student to choose the "best" answer, not the "right" answer, thus recognizing that there may be more than one "right" answer.
CJ
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