Neeed correction. Deborah.

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Hi Teachers,Could you correct this short story please? Any contributions are more than welcome.It’s half past ten. Deborah is having breakfast and listening to some music on the radio. The maid is carrying a tray with some more coffee on it.Now it’s around one. Deborah and her friends are having lunch. They aren’t having coffee yet. They are talking about a movie.Thanks in advance

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

Thinking SpainThe maid is carrying a tray with some more coffee on it.

More coffee? There's no previous mention of any coffee. How about The maid is carrying a pot of coffee.

CJ

Tenacious Learner · Answer

Hi Jim,

There's no previous mention of any coffee. How about The maid is carrying a pot of coffee.

You are absolutely right! I'll change it immediately.

I remember in one of your post you told me that nowadays the word to be explainmed in put Italics but I prefr to use Italics and single quotation marks like in this one:

The opposite of ‘loses’ is ‘wins’. Am I that wrong?

By the way, I've seen these exercises in one book, this is mine though. I've just copied the way to explain vocabulary. My question is, Why they don't use periods at the end of the options. Why is that?

1.-	Susan almost always wins.
	Word class: verb. Tense: Simple Present. Simple Past: won (I).
a.	triumphs
b.	is victorious
c.	both a and b

2.-	Tom almost always loses.
	Word class: verb. Tense: Simple Present. Simple Past: lost (I).
a.	the opposite of ‘loses’ is ‘wins’
b.	arrives late
c.	both a and b

Thanks in advance

TS

CalifJim · Answer

Thinking SpainI prefr to use Italics and single quotation marks like in this one:

The opposite of ‘loses’ is ‘wins’. Am I that wrong?

It's what we might call "overkill".

Use italicsor quotes, but not both. That's my advice.

Thinking SpainWhy they don't use periods at the end of the options

I have no idea. Maybe they thought the periods made the presentation look too cluttered. I would accept them either way.

CJ

Clive · Answer

Hi,

A small point.

Very generally speaking, I like to keep such examples close to the students' own experiences. Do many people in Spain have a maid? They don't in Canada.

Clive

Tenacious Learner · Answer

Hi Jim,

It's what we might call "overkill".Ok since I don't want to be a killer,

I'll use single quotation marks for these ones. There's no problem if I use single instead of double, right?

I would accept them either way.Thank you for this reply. I feel much safer now.

Cheers

TS

Tenacious Learner · Answer

Hi Clive,

Do many people in Spain have a maid?No they don't. But the story was written or changed by me in Mexico where they do. Deborah and her maid are in a few stories, so they interact themselves. Besides the stories there's vocabulary, questions, and exercises. I don't have the time to change them now. But I will in the future. I promise.

Thank you for the point though.

Best regards

TS

CalifJim · Answer

Thinking SpainThere's no problem if I use single instead of double, right?

Right.

CJ

Tenacious Learner · Answer

Hi Clive,

Thank you for your reply. These little things are really important to me.

Sleep well.

TS

Tenacious Learner · Answer

Hi ~~Clive~~ Jim,

Thank you for your reply. These little things are really important to me.

Sleep well.

TS

Ophss! Sorry I couldn't change the name due to the system didn't show the option to do it.

But of course I wish both of you a good night sleep.

Neeed correction. Deborah.

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