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Tiểu Cầm Posted 13 years ago
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Q: ___,the plow is being displaced by new techniques that protect the land and promise more abundant crops
A.The whole
B.Wholly
C.On a whole
D.As a whole
I choose D, but the correction is C. I don't understand. I think it must be 'on the whole'. Please explain it to me. Thanks
A.The whole
B.Wholly
C.On a whole
D.As a whole
I choose D, but the correction is C. I don't understand. I think it must be 'on the whole'. Please explain it to me. Thanks
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C. ) The Free Dictionary as a whole All parts or aspects considered; altogether: disliked the acting but enjoyed the play as a whole. on the whole 1.
- C.
- ) The Free Dictionary as a whole All parts or aspects considered; altogether: disliked the acting but enjoyed the play as a whole.
- on the whole 1.
- Considering everything: on the whole, a happy marriage .
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C. On a whole (Should be On the whole.)
The Free Dictionary
as a whole
All parts or aspects considered; altogether: disliked the acting but enjoyed the play as a whole.
on the whole
1. Considering everything: on the whole, a happy marriage.
The Free Dictionary
as a whole
All parts or aspects considered; altogether: disliked the acting but enjoyed the play as a whole.
on the whole
1. Considering everything: on the whole, a happy marriage.
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Could you please give me some examples to illustrate two phrases? I don't utterly understand their usage
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generally; considering everything. On the whole, this was a very good day. Your work—on the whole—is quite good.
On the whole, the neighborhood is improving.
We have our
On the whole, the neighborhood is improving.
We have our
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By the way, we solve a problem or puzzle and answer or pose a question.
We don't "solve a question."
We don't "solve a question."
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