Perplexing sentences
1- One of the following sentences is correct. Which one is it?
a) Such a luxurious car did he buy that all people envy him
b) There’s too loud noise to concentrate on my work
c) Too heavy the traffic was that I missed the meeting
I think 'b' & 'c' are correct. Am I right?
2. Why don’t you ask Mr. Tom for help? He is too kind to refuse. This means …….
a) Mr. Tom is kind enough to help you
b) Mr. Tom is too kind man to refuse to help you
c) . Mr. Tom is such kind man that he won’t refuse to help you
I think 'a' & 'b' are correct. Am I right?
Top answer
1. (a) is technically correct, apart from the missing full stop, though it feels literary or somewhat artificial, not a natural everyday sentence. (b) and (c) are not correct.
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- (a) is technically correct, apart from the missing full stop, though it feels literary or somewhat artificial, not a natural everyday sentence.
- (b) and (c) are not correct.
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- "Tom" is normally a first name in English.
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1. (a) is technically correct, apart from the missing full stop, though it feels literary or somewhat artificial, not a natural everyday sentence. (b) and (c) are not correct.
2. "Tom" is normally a first name in English. We do not normally use "Mr." with first names alone (it sounds quaint or foolish). Again, all the sentences are missing full stops. Apart from these problems, (a) is th
0Please note that all of these choices are incorrect, because they are not correctly punctuated. They need to end with a period. I'm amazed every day by how many learners who post here seem to think that correct punctuation is not necessary. Was this your error in typing, or is your book incorrect?
1- One of the following sentences is correct. Which one is it?
a) Such a luxurious
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