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Tinanam0102 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

It isn't quite

Hi teachers,

It isn't quite a joke.

Does it mean it is not completely a joke? Partly serious and partly joke

Thanks
TN
  

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Hi Clive,

Thanks for answering my question.

1. A: You don't like detective stories?
B: No. I don't. / Yes, I do.
(Are they correct?)

2. A: Didn't work?
B: Not quite.

What can you say to replace 'not quite'?

Thanks
TN
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Hi,

1. A: You don't like detective stories?
B: No. I don't. / Yes, I do.
(Are they correct?) Yes

2. A: Didn't work?
B: Not quite.

What can you say to replace 'not quite'?
eg Not exactly.
eg Almost.
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Hi Clive,

Thanks again Clive. Just a question.

A: Didn't work?
B: Not quite.
What can you say to replace 'not quite'? eg Not exactly. eg Almost.

1. When B says 'not quite', does B mean 'Not quite work'?
2. When you gave me the examples: Do they also mean 'N
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Hi,

Let's expand these short phrases to proper sentences..

A: It didn't work?
B:
It did not quite work.
It did not exactly work. .

It almost worked.
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