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Anicas Posted 19 years ago
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0 "What does it matter, now?" 02 br
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00 1. Linda asked what it mattered then. 02 br
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00 2. Linda asked what mattered then. 02 br
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00 Which one is correct? Sentence 1 or 2?[A] 0-
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00 1. Linda asked what it mattered then. 02 br
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00 2. Linda asked what mattered then. 02 br
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00 Which one is correct? Sentence 1 or 2?[A] 0-
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" 12 br 12 br 10 1. Linda asked what it mattered then. 11 b 11 font 10 = how important "it" was 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 2.
- " 12 br 12 br 10 1.
- Linda asked what it mattered then.
- 11 b 11 font 10 = how important "it" was 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 2.
- Linda asked what mattered then.
- 11 b 11 font 10 = 11 u 10 what 12 u 10 was important 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 Which one is correct?
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01 cite 10 Anicas 12 cite 10 "What does it matter, now?" 12 br
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10 1. Linda asked what it mattered then. 11 b 11 font 10 = how important "it" was 12 font 12 b 12 br
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10 2. Linda asked what mattered then. 11 b 11 font 10 =
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0 01 font 00 "What does it matter, now?" 02 br
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00 Hi, 02 br
02 font 01 font 00 "To matter" is an intransitve verb. I dont think it should be followed by any object, so it can't be " to matter something". 02 br
00 The 1st sounds absolutely wrong to me. However, the 2nd isnt reported speech of t
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00 Hi, 02 br
02 font 01 font 00 "To matter" is an intransitve verb. I dont think it should be followed by any object, so it can't be " to matter something". 02 br
00 The 1st sounds absolutely wrong to me. However, the 2nd isnt reported speech of t
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0 Hi Anicas, 02 br
00 I would say: 02 br
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01 font 00 Linda 01 u 00 asked 02 u 00 what mattered at that point 02 font 00 , is the reported version of the 01 u 00 question 02 u 00 "What matters now?" 02 br
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01 font 00 Linda 01 u 00 said 02 u
00 I would say: 02 br
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01 font 00 Linda 01 u 00 asked 02 u 00 what mattered at that point 02 font 00 , is the reported version of the 01 u 00 question 02 u 00 "What matters now?" 02 br
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01 font 00 Linda 01 u 00 said 02 u
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0 What does it matter to you?= Is this any of your business? 00 02 br
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00 It matters greatly if you would show up= your presence will make a huge difference. 02 br
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00 "What does it matter, 01 font 01 u 01 del 00 now 02 del 02 u 00 ? 00 " 02 font 00 = 00
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00 It matters greatly if you would show up= your presence will make a huge difference. 02 br
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00 "What does it matter, 01 font 01 u 01 del
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0 The formulaic report of that question is: 01 i 00 Linda asked what it mattered then. 02 br
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02 i 00 But since 01 i 00 What does it matter now? 02 i 00 is an idiom 01 sup 00 1 02 sup 00 in the form of a rhetorical question (the assumed answer being 01 i 00 It doesn't matter anymore 02 i 00 ), the report may
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02 i 00 But since 01 i 00 What does it matter now? 02 i 00 is an idiom 01 sup 00 1 02 sup 00 in the form of a rhetorical question (the assumed answer being 01 i 00 It doesn't matter anymore 02 i 00 ), the report may
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