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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Question about physical description. (I 5)
Hi Teachers,
Based on this answer, 'They were yellow and old'. Could you tell me if all the given questions are possible?
a) What kind of photographs were they?
b) What condition were the photos in?
c) What did the photographs look like?
Thanks in advance
Based on this answer, 'They were yellow and old'. Could you tell me if all the given questions are possible?
a) What kind of photographs were they?
b) What condition were the photos in?
c) What did the photographs look like?
Thanks in advance
Top answer
Hi, Those questions are all possible. But B is the most likely to get the answer you are looking for. Clive
- Hi, Those questions are all possible.
- But B is the most likely to get the answer you are looking for.
- Clive
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Hi,
Those questions are all possible.
But B is the most likely to get the answer you are looking for.
Clive
Those questions are all possible.
But B is the most likely to get the answer you are looking for.
Clive
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Although a) is theoretically possible as a question for this, to answer like that would be very belligerent-sounding and rude (the words "yellow" and "old" can have very strong negative connotations in English). You wouldn't answer like this unless you were trying to be antagonistic.
And c) is also possible, in theory, as a question for this, but to answer like that would abrupt and rude
And c) is also possible, in theory, as a question for this, but to answer like that would abrupt and rude
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Hi,
Although a) is theoretically possible as a question for this, to answer like that would be very belligerent-sounding and rude (the words "yellow" and "old" can have very strong negative connotations in English). You wouldn't answer like this unless you were trying to be antagonistic.
And c) is also possible, in theory, as a question for this, but to answer like that would ab
Although a) is theoretically possible as a question for this, to answer like that would be very belligerent-sounding and rude (the words "yellow" and "old" can have very strong negative connotations in English). You wouldn't answer like this unless you were trying to be antagonistic.
And c) is also possible, in theory, as a question for this, but to answer like that would ab
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The question, "What kind of photographs were they?", is a friendly question. The person is genuinely interested in them and wants to know what they were about. To answer such a question with, They were yellow and old.", is extremely rude.
Similarly, the question, "What did the photographs look like?", is also friendly. The person is interested in them and wants to know about them. To
Similarly, the question, "What did the photographs look like?", is also friendly. The person is interested in them and wants to know about them. To
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Hi,
You are making assumptions about the context, although no context has been supplied to us.
Maybe it is as you say.
Maybe it is two photo-lab technicians talking.
Maybe it is two police of
You are making assumptions about the context, although no context has been supplied to us.
Maybe it is as you say.
Maybe it is two photo-lab technicians talking.
Maybe it is two police of
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