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Namnga Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
generation
Dear Teachers,
1) Don’t hold me to it, there’s a lot of culture.
- What does “ don’t hold me to it” mean?
2) - They are the first generation
- They are first generation.
- Which sentence is right?
3) Going into food, we have many kinds of food.
- What does “ going into food” mean?
4) – What’s your occupation?
- What’s your job?
- What do you do?
- Which sentence is more natural?
Thanks so much in advance.
1) Don’t hold me to it, there’s a lot of culture.
- What does “ don’t hold me to it” mean?
2) - They are the first generation
- They are first generation.
- Which sentence is right?
3) Going into food, we have many kinds of food.
- What does “ going into food” mean?
4) – What’s your occupation?
- What’s your job?
- What do you do?
- Which sentence is more natural?
Thanks so much in advance.
Top answer
Hello Namnga. 1-- don't hold me to it = do not require me to maintain/preserve that position/opinion/promise. 2-- They are the first generation - here it is a noun phrase.
- Hello Namnga.
- 1-- don't hold me to it = do not require me to maintain/preserve that position/opinion/promise.
- 2-- They are the first generation - here it is a noun phrase.
- They are first-generation (immigrants) - here it is an adjective.
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Hello Namnga.
1-- don't hold me to it = do not require me to maintain/preserve that position/opinion/promise.
2-- They are the first generation - here it is a noun phrase. They are first-generation (immigrants) - here it is an adjective.
3-- Going into = changing to the topic of (although it could possibly mean physically moving into the food
1-- don't hold me to it = do not require me to maintain/preserve that position/opinion/promise.
2-- They are the first generation - here it is a noun phrase. They are first-generation (immigrants) - here it is an adjective.
3-- Going into = changing to the topic of (although it could possibly mean physically moving into the food
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