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Perfect Stranger Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

How to say it like a native-speaker? no. x11

Dear All,

Does this sentence sound native-like to you? If not, what has to be changed and why?

Just to confirm - are we supposed to mark every absence as an M (missing) if a student doesn't have a sick note? What if a student shows up, say, on Monday, but doesn't come on Friday? When it comes to participation, if I mark it as an M or "missing" then it's a zero I suppose.

Is it necessary to use indefinite articles before "M" ?

Thanks
  

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Does this sentence sound native-like to you? Yes

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Does this sentence sound native-like to you? Yes
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CliveDoes this sentence sound native-like to you? Yes
Thank you Clive,

Just to make sure... Is it necessary to use the indefinite article in these sentences?

1) Are we supposed to mark every absence as an M (missing) if a student doesn't have a sick note?
2) If I mark it as an M or "missing" then it'
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Thank you Clive,

Just to make sure... Is it necessary to use the indefinite article in these sentences? I would use it, although I wouldn't say it is absolutely necessary. It is more natural.

1) Are we supposed to mark every absence as an M (missing) if a student doesn't have a sick note?
2) If I mark it as an
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Thank you once again Clive. I'm not quite sure if I know the difference in meaning between those two sentences. Would you please be so kind and tell me?
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1) Are we supposed to mark every absence as an M (missing) if a student doesn't have a sick note?
You write the letter 'M'.

3) Are we supposed to mark every absence as "missing" ?
Sounds like you write the word 'missing'.

Clive
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