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Bn77 Posted 15 years ago
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In which case
In the following question, both (c) and (d) sound OK to me.. Why (d) couldn't be a right answer??
It looks like he's very ill , ___________he can go home early.
(a) in what case
(b) in whatever case
(c) in which case
(d) in that case
answer: (c)
It looks like he's very ill , ___________he can go home early.
(a) in what case
(b) in whatever case
(c) in which case
(d) in that case
answer: (c)
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Bn77 Why (d) couldn't be a right answer? You mean, Why couldn't (d) be a right answer? The reason (d) is not right is that it creates the error called a 'comma splice'.
- Bn77 Why (d) couldn't be a right answer?
- You mean, Why couldn't (d) be a right answer?
- The reason (d) is not right is that it creates the error called a 'comma splice'.
- You can't join two sentences with just a comma.
- It looks like he's very ill, in that case he can go home early.
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Bn77Why (d) couldn't be a right answer?You mean,
Why couldn't (d) be a right answer?
The reason (d) is not right is that it creates the error called a 'comma splice'. You can't join two sentences with just a comma.
It looks like he's very ill, in that case he can go home early.<< wrong
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