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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

go through

Hi
This is part of a dialogue from an online TOEFL listening example.

At an accommodation center
Staff member: And didn't you realize that your accommodation was temporary?
Student: No. I thought I would be able to stay there for the whole year.
A: I didn't read this small print on the document. The warden went through with me.
B: I didn't read this small print on the document the warden went through with me.
And now I see my mistake.

I'm sorry if I didn't hear it correctly, but A or B, which is correct? I looked up 'go through' and 'go through with', yet I don't really understand the meaning here. Can you please help?
  

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Anonymous I didn't read the small print on the document the warden went through with me. It was probably 'the', though 'this' is not necessarily wrong. Anonymous go through The student and the warden "went through" the document.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous I didn't read the small print on the document the warden went through with me.
  • It was probably 'the', though 'this' is not necessarily wrong.
  • Anonymous go through The student and the warden "went through" the document.
  • They read it together, the warden explaining to the student the various points that were set down in the document.
  • The warden went through (read and probably explained) the document with (to) the student.
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AnonymousI didn't read the small print on the document the warden went through with me.
It was probably 'the', though 'this' is not necessarily wrong.
Anonymousgo through
The student and the warden "went through" the document. They read it together, the warden explaining to the student th
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I think the point is that the sense of " I didn't read this small print on the document the warden went through with me" has to be " I didn't read this small print on the document that the warden went through with me." "Go through a document" is an idiom not about physical movement but about reading the document. Even if there's a slight pause after "document," encouraging you to think th
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Now I understand. Thank you very much to both of you for the replies! Really helpful!
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