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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary
Put your hand up -> one hand for many students?
We usually say put your hands up, don't we?
Q1) If the teacher says to the class 'put your hand up', does it mean she wants the class to put only one hand up?
Q2) If the teacher says to the class 'put your hands up', I don't think this means she wants the class to put their both hands up, does it?
Q1) If the teacher says to the class 'put your hand up', does it mean she wants the class to put only one hand up?
Q2) If the teacher says to the class 'put your hands up', I don't think this means she wants the class to put their both hands up, does it?
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The teacher might use either 'hand' or 'hands' and she would mean the same thing: raise one hand each. )
- The teacher might use either 'hand' or 'hands' and she would mean the same thing: raise one hand each.
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The teacher might use either 'hand' or 'hands' and she would mean the same thing: raise one hand each. (Unless she's robbing them at gunpoint, of course.)
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