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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Need help. Question correction.
Hi teachers,
I have this sentence:
He came to a hill, and for a second or two he stopped and listened.
Which is the right option for the question about the action?
a) What did the man do for a second or two when he came to a hill?
b) What did the man do when he came to a hill for a second or two?
Are both correct?
Thanks in advance
I have this sentence:
He came to a hill, and for a second or two he stopped and listened.
Which is the right option for the question about the action?
a) What did the man do for a second or two when he came to a hill?
b) What did the man do when he came to a hill for a second or two?
Are both correct?
Thanks in advance
Top answer
Thinking Spain Which is the right option for the question about the action? a) What did the man do for a second or two when he came to a hill? b) What did the man do when he came to a hill for a second or two?
- Thinking Spain Which is the right option for the question about the action?
- a) What did the man do for a second or two when he came to a hill?
- b) What did the man do when he came to a hill for a second or two?
- Only a) is correct.
- b) implies that the coming to the hill lasted a second or two.
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Thinking SpainWhich is the right option for the question about the action?Only a) is correct. b) implies that the coming to the hill lasted a second or two. To come to a hill is to arrive at the hill. Arrival is inst
a) What did the man do for a second or two when he came to a hill?
b) What did the man do when he came to a hill for a second or two?
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THANK YOU CJ. I really appreciate your help with the sentences. Clear and Simple.
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