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Hellohello Posted 17 years ago
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Pop up in my mind

"What is the most beneficial things for people in 21st century ?" If I were asked this quesion,computer is the first thing that pop up in my mind.


The upper sentence is the starting of my essay. Is there something wrong? especially for the usage of "pop up in my mind"
  

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" If I was (*1 ) asked this question , computer (*2) is the first thing that pop s up in my mind. *1. It is likely that you might be asked this question in the future.

— Exodejavu

  • " If I was (*1 ) asked this question , computer (*2) is the first thing that pop s up in my mind.
  • *1.
  • It is likely that you might be asked this question in the future.
  • And I suppose that your essay question asks you the question.
  • " *2.
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[Not a teacher and not a native speaker]

"What is the most beneficial things for people in the 21st century ?" If I
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exodejavu1. It is likely that you might be asked this question in the future. And I suppose that your essay question asks you the question. So it should be "was" instead of "were."
"were" is correct. It is the subjunctive mood, and translates:

If I were asked this question (but no one is actually asking me now), the computer is the first thing that po
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exodejavu"What is the most beneficial things for people in the 21st century ?" If I was (*1) asked this question, computer (*2) is the first thing that pops up in my mind
Shouldn't it be 'What is
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IMO, if you drop 'the', 'are' is possible, right?
"What are most beneficial things for people in the 21st century ?"
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LiveinjapanIMO, if you drop 'the', 'are' is possible, right?

"What are most beneficial things for people in the 21st century ?"

No, 'the' is needed.

He is the cleverest boy.

She is the prettiest girl.

This is the most expensive watch.

These are the most expensive diamonds.
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hellohello"What is the most beneficial things for people in 21st century ?" If I were asked this quesion,computer is the first thing that pop up in my mind. The upper sentence is the starting of my essay. Is there something wrong? especially for the usage of "pop up in my mind"
What is the most beneficial thing for people in 21st century.
If i were
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