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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Question about sentences with similar meanings. (Unit 2)
Hi Teachers,
Could you answer my questions please? If they are wrong, could you suggest a better one for the b’s?
Do these sentences have similar meanings?
a) They are talking about a movie.
b) They are having a conversation about a movie.
Do these sentences have similar meanings?
a) Deborah is having breakfast.
b) Deborah is eating and drinking breakfast.
Do these sentences have similar meanings?
a) The maid is carrying a tray with a pot of coffee.
b) The maid is transporting a tray with a pot of coffee.
Thanks in advance
Could you answer my questions please? If they are wrong, could you suggest a better one for the b’s?
Do these sentences have similar meanings?
a) They are talking about a movie.
b) They are having a conversation about a movie.
Do these sentences have similar meanings?
a) Deborah is having breakfast.
b) Deborah is eating and drinking breakfast.
Do these sentences have similar meanings?
a) The maid is carrying a tray with a pot of coffee.
b) The maid is transporting a tray with a pot of coffee.
Thanks in advance
Top answer
1. a) and b) are okay. a) is more informal.
- 1.
- a) and b) are okay.
- a) is more informal.
- b) is more formal.
- 2.
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1. a) and b) are okay. a) is more informal. b) is more formal.
2. a) is okay. b) should be Deborah is eating breakfast. You never drink breakfast, lunch, or dinner, even if, say, you're only having a cup of coffee for breakfast. If someone is only having a cup of coffee for breakfast, you would say: "He's having breakfast."
3. a) is okay. b) is grammatically okay, but
2. a) is okay. b) should be Deborah is eating breakfast. You never drink breakfast, lunch, or dinner, even if, say, you're only having a cup of coffee for breakfast. If someone is only having a cup of coffee for breakfast, you would say: "He's having breakfast."
3. a) is okay. b) is grammatically okay, but
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Anonymous3. a) is okay. b) is grammatically okay, but you would never say this in English if you want to mean the same thing as in a).Thank you for your reply.
My idea is to give them a close meaning to the verbs mentioned in the a's.
I'm just trying to give explanations to the new verbs for them.
I always tell my sudents that some of
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