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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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"The book was too difficult for her to finish." This sentence means that:
a) she worked hard to finish the book b) the book was very easy to finish.
c) she finished the book easily d) she couldn't finish the book
Although d) is correct one but some argue that a) also could be true. The reason is that from sentence a) it is not clear that whether she finished or not. In other words it could be: she worked hard to finish the book, but she couldn't
a) she worked hard to finish the book b) the book was very easy to finish.
c) she finished the book easily d) she couldn't finish the book
Although d) is correct one but some argue that a) also could be true. The reason is that from sentence a) it is not clear that whether she finished or not. In other words it could be: she worked hard to finish the book, but she couldn't
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" d) she couldn't finish the book The correct answer is D. Clue: Whenever you have a context with "too ", it suggests negation, or a negative connotation. For example: The couch is too heavy to move by yourself.
- " d) she couldn't finish the book The correct answer is D.
- Clue: Whenever you have a context with "too ", it suggests negation, or a negative connotation.
- For example: The couch is too heavy to move by yourself.
- (implied: you shouldn't do it).
- BMW is too expensive for me.
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Anonymous"The book was too difficult for her to finish."d) she couldn't finish the book
The correct answer is D. Clue: Whenever you have a context with "too ", it suggests negation, or a negative connotation. For example: The couch is too heavy to move by yourself. (implied: you
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