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Grammar
rewrite sentence
There's one question on my test yesterday. It's about rewriting sentence. (Only use from 2 to 5 words to rewrite)
It was:
-Don't tell him about our plan. (told)
-> Don't......................................our plan.
->Don't LET HIM BE TOLD ABOUT our plan.
Is it right?
It was:
-Don't tell him about our plan. (told)
-> Don't......................................our plan.
->Don't LET HIM BE TOLD ABOUT our plan.
Is it right?
Top answer
Don't tell him about our plan. This orders the listener not to tell. ->Don't LET HIM BE TOLD ABOUT our plan.
- Don't tell him about our plan.
- This orders the listener not to tell.
- ->Don't LET HIM BE TOLD ABOUT our plan.
- This sounds like it is ordering the listener to prevent someone else from telling.
- It is not a natural thing to say.
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Don't tell him about our plan. This orders the listener not to tell.
->Don't LET HIM BE TOLD ABOUT our plan. This sounds like it is ordering the listener to prevent someone else from telling. It is not a natural thing to say.
My guess is that this test
->Don't LET HIM BE TOLD ABOUT our plan. This sounds like it is ordering the listener to prevent someone else from telling. It is not a natural thing to say.
My guess is that this test
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Clive My guess is that this test question was not written by a native speaker.More likely it was.
Actually, it was a question in my exam yesterday afternoon.
I couldn't do it. But most of my friends wrote like that. I only thought it must be "Don't let our plan be told to him" (I'm not sure whether it is right). But the sentence is ended with "our plan
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up My guess is that this test question was not written by a native speaker.Thought it doesn't sound natural, it is still acceptable ?
How do you rewrite the sentence?
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And this is the second sentence
-I'd like to know the name of the hotel you stayed at, Tom (stay)
-> Tom,........................................at ?
My answer is "....what hotel did you stay..."
My friends say it must be "which hotel". But my teacher says both "which" and "what" are correct
So is my answer right?
-I'd like to know the name of the hotel you stayed at, Tom (stay)
-> Tom,........................................at ?
My answer is "....what hotel did you stay..."
My friends say it must be "which hotel". But my teacher says both "which" and "what" are correct
So is my answer right?
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This is the third one
-It is too dark in the room. (enough)
->There is...............................the room.
My answer is "....not enough light in..."
But there is another answer which is "....not bright enough in...."
My teacher says both are correct.
But I think there is/are + Noun
So the second answer is incorrect. (!!??)
Can you explain ?
-It is too dark in the room. (enough)
->There is...............................the room.
My answer is "....not enough light in..."
But there is another answer which is "....not bright enough in...."
My teacher says both are correct.
But I think there is/are + Noun
So the second answer is incorrect. (!!??)
Can you explain ?
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Thought it doesn't sound natural, it is still acceptable ? No.
How do you rewrite the sentence? I can't.
How do you rewrite the sentence? I can't.
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This is the third one
-It is too dark in the room. (enough)
->There is...............................the room.
My answer is "....not enough light in..."
But there is another answer which is "....not bright enough in...." Wrong
My teacher says both are correct.
But I think there is/are + Noun
So the second answer is incorrec
-It is too dark in the room. (enough)
->There is...............................the room.
My answer is "....not enough light in..."
But there is another answer which is "....not bright enough in...." Wrong
My teacher says both are correct.
But I think there is/are + Noun
So the second answer is incorrec
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