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Lafang Tam Posted 10 years ago
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Tom asked Dick, 'I live in a big city. Where do you live in?'
Dick replied, 'Mine is a nondescript town. It's in the foothills of Alps.'
Is Dick's reply grammatically correct?
Dick replied, 'Mine is a nondescript town. It's in the foothills of Alps.'
Is Dick's reply grammatically correct?
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First of all, the question is not correct. " "Mine is a nondescript town" is grammatically correct in itself, and is intelligible in the situation, but it does not really follow on properly from the question. "(I live) in a nondescript town in the foothills of the Alps" would be a typical reply.
- First of all, the question is not correct.
- " "Mine is a nondescript town" is grammatically correct in itself, and is intelligible in the situation, but it does not really follow on properly from the question.
- "(I live) in a nondescript town in the foothills of the Alps" would be a typical reply.
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First of all, the question is not correct. It should be "Where do you live?"
"Mine is a nondescript town" is grammatically correct in itself, and is intelligible in the situation, but it does not really follow on properly from the question. "(I live) in a nondescript town in the foothills of the Alps" would be a typical reply.
"Mine is a nondescript town" is grammatically correct in itself, and is intelligible in the situation, but it does not really follow on properly from the question. "(I live) in a nondescript town in the foothills of the Alps" would be a typical reply.
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