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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Replace vs arrange ?

Hi people;
I want to ask a question linked these two verbs.

''I have ............... these books in alphabetical order.
A) replaced
B) tidied
C) arranged
D) modified
E) altered

It is said that the correct option is/was C.
Yes, ''The arrange (-ing) '' is locigal, too; but i think that we must use ''replace'' for meaning that/when we move things phisically, must not we ? Do i stumble ?

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Top answer

(A) and (C) both fit. g. shelf), and as part of the process of putting them back in that place you have also arranged them alphabetically.

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  • (A) and (C) both fit.
  • g.
  • shelf), and as part of the process of putting them back in that place you have also arranged them alphabetically.
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(A) and (C) both fit.

(A) has particular emphasis on the fact that the books were previously removed from their usual place (e.g. shelf), and as part of the process of putting them back in that place you have also arranged them alphabetically.
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Thanks for answer

But we have to select one option in the question.
Which is the fittest, the most correct ?
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They are both correct. This was a bad multiple choice question.
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Yes, it is a confusing question; but this is a question in our vocabulary tests and this vacabulary test contains that comprise like this question that having similar mean such contest -competition, prize-award-gain..So , may the question want the best word , or is it wrong/bad ?
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AnonymousYes, it is a confusing question; but this is a question in our vocabulary tests and this vacabulary test contains that comprise like this question that having similar mean such contest -competition, prize-award-gain..So , may the question want the best word , or is it wrong/bad ?
What instructions are you given for this question? Please copy the instr
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It is already full text.
There is only this:
" I have ....... these books in alphabetical order."
Replaced-tidied-arranged-modified-altered
And these words have similar meaning, too. Like other/another questions
This test's questions are like this (:
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AnonymousIt is already full text.
Does it not say something at the start of this set of questions, telling you what you must do? For example, something like "Choose the word that fits best", or something like that? That is what I mean by the "instructions".
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There has not been anything. (Sorry, I only wanted use the your perfect tense Emotion: smile )
There is not anything and moreever that is not
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AnonymousThere is not anything and moreever that is not important.
It is important to know the instructions. For example, if the instructions merely say "Choose the correct word" then the question is faulty. If the instructions say something like "If more than one word could fit then choose the most likely / the one that requires fewest assumptions" then one c
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AnonymousIt is said that the correct option is/was C.
It is. I don't see what all the fuss is about. As an isolated sentence there is nothing in it that suggests the student should invent a new scenario about taking books from one place and putting them in another, thus replacing them.

If you ask me, the only way "replaced" can be right is if the in
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