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Nessie000 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
How to say this?
Hi,
There's a sentence I want to say, but I don't know how to say it, so please consider this situation:
Today there are many students who go to school late, and when Bill enters the classroom (also late), the teacher wants to know if he is the first, or the second, or the third, etc to be late, so she asks the monitor.
My question is: how can the teacher ask the monitor?
Many thanks,
Nessie.
There's a sentence I want to say, but I don't know how to say it, so please consider this situation:
Today there are many students who go to school late, and when Bill enters the classroom (also late), the teacher wants to know if he is the first, or the second, or the third, etc to be late, so she asks the monitor.
My question is: how can the teacher ask the monitor?
Many thanks,
Nessie.
Top answer
, I can't offer much help. Tell 'em to take a number when they come in. "
- , I can't offer much help.
- Tell 'em to take a number when they come in.
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If the question is posed at the time Bill enters the class, she may ask the monitor, "How many [students are/have been] late thus/so far?"
If Jack is the fifth, Bill is the fourth, Jane is the third, Eddie is the second, etc., I can't offer much help. Tell 'em to take a number when they come in.
I'd have to ask, "Was Jane the second or the third or the fourth student to to ent
If Jack is the fifth, Bill is the fourth, Jane is the third, Eddie is the second, etc., I can't offer much help. Tell 'em to take a number when they come in.
I'd have to ask, "Was Jane the second or the third or the fourth student to to ent
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There is no simple way to ask this is English because we don't have the word "whichth".
When Bill enters the classroom, the monitor can ask, "How many late students does that make now?" or "How many students are late now?" The answer will be "two", "three", or whatever, not "second", "third", and so on, but at least the same basic information is conveyed.
To prompt the response
When Bill enters the classroom, the monitor can ask, "How many late students does that make now?" or "How many students are late now?" The answer will be "two", "three", or whatever, not "second", "third", and so on, but at least the same basic information is conveyed.
To prompt the response
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