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Kanou Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Rephrasing
Could you correct this task please?
3. Complete the following sentences. The meaning should be the same as that of the sentence
above. (2 points)
a) “Americans are entering their adult years at a significantly higher weight”, researchers reported.
Researchers reported that (…).
b) I have eaten a bowl of M&Ms. Now I feel unhappy and weigh more. If I (…).
c) In the past, Americans typically chewed food up to 25 times before they swallowed it; now the average American chews 10 times. Whereas (…).
d) At present restaurants do not list calorie counts on their menus. I wish (…).
a) Researchers reported that Americans were entering their adult years at a significantly higher weight.
b) If I hadn’t eaten a bowl of M&Ms, I wouldn’t feel unhappy and weigh more.
c) Whereas in the past, Americans typically chewed food up to 25 times before they swallowed it; now the average American chews 10 times.
d) I wish present restaurants would list calorie counts on their menus.
3. Complete the following sentences. The meaning should be the same as that of the sentence
above. (2 points)
a) “Americans are entering their adult years at a significantly higher weight”, researchers reported.
Researchers reported that (…).
b) I have eaten a bowl of M&Ms. Now I feel unhappy and weigh more. If I (…).
c) In the past, Americans typically chewed food up to 25 times before they swallowed it; now the average American chews 10 times. Whereas (…).
d) At present restaurants do not list calorie counts on their menus. I wish (…).
a) Researchers reported that Americans were entering their adult years at a significantly higher weight.
b) If I hadn’t eaten a bowl of M&Ms, I wouldn’t feel unhappy and weigh more.
c) Whereas in the past, Americans typically chewed food up to 25 times before they swallowed it; now the average American chews 10 times.
d) I wish present restaurants would list calorie counts on their menus.
Top answer
a) Researchers reported that Americans are entering their adult years at a significantly higher weight. I would not back shift here. ) d) I wish present restaurants would list calorie counts on their menus.
- a) Researchers reported that Americans are entering their adult years at a significantly higher weight.
- I would not back shift here.
- ) d) I wish present restaurants would list calorie counts on their menus.
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a) Researchers reported that Americans are entering their adult years at a significantly higher weight. I would not back shift here. )
d) I wishpresent restaurants would list calorie counts on their menus.
d) I wish
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AlpheccaStarsa) Researchers reported that Americans are entering their adult years at a significantly higher weight. I would not back shift here. )d) I wish present restaurants would list calorie counts on their menus.Thank you for the correction! =)
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BarbaraPAC should have a comma not a semi-colon.That one was a tippo, but anyways thanks!!!
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