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Tuongvan Posted 17 years ago
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Dear teachers,
Could you help check whther my sentences below are ok?
Situation: Today is Friday . The Lunar New Year Festival will take place on Friday nex week.
Can I ask and answer in the ways below without changing the meaning?Are both the present simple and the future simple ok in this context?
A: -How exactly long is it till/before the Lunar New Year Festival ?
-How exactly long will it be till/before the Lunar New Year Festival ?
- How far away/off is the Lunar New Year Festival ?
B: -Oh, It is exactly one week until / before the Lunar New Year Festival
-Oh, It will be exactly one week until / before the Lunar New Year Festival
- Oh, the Lunar New Year Festival is exactly one week away/off
- Oh, the Lunar New Year Festival is exactly /will be exactly one week from now
- Oh, the Lunar New Year Festival is exactly /will be exactly in one week
Thank you in advance
Could you help check whther my sentences below are ok?
Situation: Today is Friday . The Lunar New Year Festival will take place on Friday nex week.
Can I ask and answer in the ways below without changing the meaning?Are both the present simple and the future simple ok in this context?
A: -How exactly long is it till/before the Lunar New Year Festival ?
-How exactly long will it be till/before the Lunar New Year Festival ?
- How far away/off is the Lunar New Year Festival ?
B: -Oh, It is exactly one week until / before the Lunar New Year Festival
-Oh, It will be exactly one week until / before the Lunar New Year Festival
- Oh, the Lunar New Year Festival is exactly one week away/off
- Oh, the Lunar New Year Festival is exactly /will be exactly one week from now
- Oh, the Lunar New Year Festival is exactly /will be exactly in one week
Thank you in advance
Top answer
A: -How long exactly is it till/before the Lunar New Year Festiv al? -- OK - How far away/off is the Lunar New Year Festiv al? -- Not common, I think.
- A: -How long exactly is it till/before the Lunar New Year Festiv al?
- -- OK - How far away/off is the Lunar New Year Festiv al?
- -- Not common, I think.
- B: -Oh, It 's exactly one week until / before the Lunar New Year Festival -Oh, It will be exactly one week until / before the Lunar New Year Festival - Oh, the Lunar New Year Festival is exactly one week away/off - Oh, the Lunar New Year Festival is exactly /will be exactly one week from now - Oh, the Lunar New Year Festival is exactly /will be exactly in one week -------- ALL OK .
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A: -How long exactly is it till/before the Lunar New Year Festival?-- OK
- Exactly how long will it be till/before the Lunar New Year Festival?-- OK
- How far away/off is the Lunar New Year Festival? -- Not common, I think.
B: -Oh, It's exactly one week until / before the Lunar New Year Festival
A: -How long exactly is it till/before the Lunar New Year Festival?-- OK
- Exactly how long will it be till/before the Lunar New Year Festival?-- OK
- How far away/off is the Lunar New Year Festival? -- Not common, I think.
B: -Oh, It's exactly one week until / before the Lunar New Year Festival
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