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Tenacious Learner Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Please evaluate the questions
Hi teachers,
According to this paragraph:
Alex slept for many hours, and the next morning Marta put a big breakfast on the table. Alex ate hungrily, and Marta talked.
‘What’s happening to this country?’ she said. ‘I don’t know.
1. How many hours did Alex rest? Many hours.
2. What did Marta make the day after? A big breakfast.
3. Did both of them eat ravenously? No, they didn’t. Only Alex did.
4. Was Marta aware of what was going on in her nation? No, she wasn’t.
Thanks in advance.
According to this paragraph:
Alex slept for many hours, and the next morning Marta put a big breakfast on the table. Alex ate hungrily, and Marta talked.
‘What’s happening to this country?’ she said. ‘I don’t know.
1. How many hours did Alex rest? Many hours.
2. What did Marta make the day after? A big breakfast.
3. Did both of them eat ravenously? No, they didn’t. Only Alex did.
4. Was Marta aware of what was going on in her nation? No, she wasn’t.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
1. How LONG did Alex rest? 2.
- 1.
- How LONG did Alex rest?
- 2.
- Okay, or What did Marta give him?
- 3.
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1. How LONG did Alex rest?
2. Okay, or What did Marta give him?
3. "Ravenously" seems awkward and based on things you've told us about your class, too advanced. Just ask if they both ate.
4. I would have guessed Marta was speaking rhetorically, that she knew what was going on, but not why or what to do about it. For example, I might say "What is going on with Congress?" about my natio
2. Okay, or What did Marta give him?
3. "Ravenously" seems awkward and based on things you've told us about your class, too advanced. Just ask if they both ate.
4. I would have guessed Marta was speaking rhetorically, that she knew what was going on, but not why or what to do about it. For example, I might say "What is going on with Congress?" about my natio
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Grammar Geek4. I would have guessed Marta was speaking rhetorically, that she knew what was going on, but not why or what to do about it. For example, I might say "What is going on with Congress?" about my nation's government, even though I know all too well. You might need more context for a good question here. Or you could say "What did Marta talk about."Hi
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Grammar Geektalked... she talked aboutHi GG,
Sorry about that one. The rush, my rush made that mistake.
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