Perplexing sentences
1. She.........that her brother was helping her with her homework that afternoon.
a) said to me b) told me
2. The teacher didn't check your homework. You........it checked last week.
a) should have had b) could have
My answer:
1. b 2. a
My friend says that both 'a' & 'b' are OK in both sentences. Is he right?
3. He told me that he was ill that day. He added that he would go the doctor then.
Is the use of 'added' as a reporting verb correct here?
Top answer
1. that her brother was helping her with her homework that afternoon. a) said to me b) told me Yes, the answer is B.
- 1.
- that her brother was helping her with her homework that afternoon.
- a) said to me b) told me Yes, the answer is B.
- 2.
- The teacher didn't check your homework.
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1. She.........that her brother was helping her with her homework that afternoon.
a) said to me b) told me Yes, the answer is B.
2. The teacher didn't check your homework. You........it checked last week.
a) should have had b) could have
My answer:
1. b 2. a Yes, the answer is A.
My friend says that both 'a' & 'b' are OK in both sentences. Is
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