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Tzitziki Posted 22 years ago
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Can anybody tell me what's the correct answer ?(explain)

''Sally keeps crying because she wants to play with my pots and pans.''
''Well , why ___ her!
a. not let
b. you don't let
c. not letting
d. don't

My teacher told me that the correct answer is a.not let . But i don't uderstand why
  

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" makes perfect sense (although it should have a question mark, not an exclamation mark), but I think perhaps the reason you're having difficulty is there are some implied missing words there. ". " It's a question, but it's a RHETORICAL question, which implies that the answer is so obvious it need not be supplied.

— Rommie

  • " makes perfect sense (although it should have a question mark, not an exclamation mark), but I think perhaps the reason you're having difficulty is there are some implied missing words there.
  • ".
  • " It's a question, but it's a RHETORICAL question, which implies that the answer is so obvious it need not be supplied.
  • The implied answer is "I have no good reason for preventing her".
  • Therefore, she should be allowed to continue.
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Well, "Why not let her?" makes perfect sense (although it should have a question mark, not an exclamation mark), but I think perhaps the reason you're having difficulty is there are some implied missing words there.

"Why not let her?" is really saying "Why do you not let her?".

The word "let", in this context means "allow", so now your question becomes "Why do you not allow h
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