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S.P.I. Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Sentence correction.
Hi there,
Could you tell me if this sentence is correct?
The difficulty scale of the a level course is pretty much on par with that of the first two years of stuff taught in universities.
It doesn't really sound natural.. I guess there are some grammatical mistakes somewhere in there but I am having a hard time putting my finger on them.
Appreciate it.
Could you tell me if this sentence is correct?
The difficulty scale of the a level course is pretty much on par with that of the first two years of stuff taught in universities.
It doesn't really sound natural.. I guess there are some grammatical mistakes somewhere in there but I am having a hard time putting my finger on them.
Appreciate it.
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I. I don't really understand this part of the sentence: The difficulty scale of the a level course However, I would guess that the speaker is trying to say that the type of course mentioned in the first part of the sentence is just as difficult as the types of courses typically taught in the first two years at university.
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- I don't really understand this part of the sentence: The difficulty scale of the a level course However, I would guess that the speaker is trying to say that the type of course mentioned in the first part of the sentence is just as difficult as the types of courses typically taught in the first two years at university.
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Hi S.P.I.
I don't really understand this part of the sentence:
The difficulty scale of the a level course
However, I would guess that the speaker is trying to say that the type of course mentioned in the first part of the sentence is just as difficult as the types of courses typically taught in the first two years at university.
I don't really understand this part of the sentence:
The difficulty scale of the a level course
However, I would guess that the speaker is trying to say that the type of course mentioned in the first part of the sentence is just as difficult as the types of courses typically taught in the first two years at university.
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That's precisely what I was trying to say, thank you for your help.
Ps: A-level stands for advanced level. It is the british version of SAT 2.
I have another question, was it the 'a level' part that confused you or was it the inclusion of the term 'difficulty scale' in that sentence that made it incomprehensible?
Ps: A-level stands for advanced level. It is the british version of SAT 2.
I have another question, was it the 'a level' part that confused you or was it the inclusion of the term 'difficulty scale' in that sentence that made it incomprehensible?
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Hi,
the a level course
I think the writer probably means 'the A level course',
ie The GCE Advanced-level course.
Perhaps he is 'doing his A levels'.
the a level course
I think the writer probably means 'the A level course',
ie The GCE Advanced-level course.
Perhaps he is 'doing his A levels'.
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That's rigth Clive, let's say I had used a capital A in my original sentence. Would that make it correct? Or does it still have some flaws in it?
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It certainly helps to show "A level" so it doesn't look like "a" is an article.
However, the "difficulty scale" isn't right either. The scale could run from "super easy to super hard," so perhaps where it sits on the scale is the about the same. You obviously don't want to say "It's diffuclty level of an A-level course."
So try "An A-level course is about as diffcult as..."
However, the "difficulty scale" isn't right either. The scale could run from "super easy to super hard," so perhaps where it sits on the scale is the about the same. You obviously don't want to say "It's diffuclty level of an A-level course."
So try "An A-level course is about as diffcult as..."
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