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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Sentence Correctness
Hi, here's a question on a sample English test:
Choose the most effective sentence:
T. a) Even though the organizers did an outstanding job in planning the event, many people attended.
b) Unless you are certain, you should give the incorrect answer.
c) Because I finished the report on time, I treated myself to an ice
cream cone.
d) Since reading that book, my confidence has grown.
Both c) and d) seem effective enough. Which one is more effective and why?
Thanks!
Choose the most effective sentence:
T. a) Even though the organizers did an outstanding job in planning the event, many people attended.
b) Unless you are certain, you should give the incorrect answer.
c) Because I finished the report on time, I treated myself to an ice
cream cone.
d) Since reading that book, my confidence has grown.
Both c) and d) seem effective enough. Which one is more effective and why?
Thanks!
Top answer
A careful writer would say that (d) was not effective because it could give the impression that it was 'my confidence' that read the book.
- A careful writer would say that (d) was not effective because it could give the impression that it was 'my confidence' that read the book.
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A careful writer would say that (d) was not effective because it could give the impression that it was 'my confidence' that read the book.
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True, but still a native speaker is not likely to misunderstand the intended meaning.
'Effective' is a word not often used in such tests, in my experience. I wonder what the examiners had in mind.
eg Consider 'Yo, ***, gimme yo' money or me blow yo' *
'Effective' is a word not often used in such tests, in my experience. I wonder what the examiners had in mind.
eg Consider 'Yo, ***, gimme yo' money or me blow yo' *
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CliveTrue, but still a native speaker is not likely to misunderstand the intended meaning.I agree. I was just trying to find a reason to eliminate one of the two possible answers.
I also agree that 'effective' was a strange word to use.
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AnonymousBoth c) and d) seem effective enough. Which one is more effective and why?Who knows what the examiners had in mind? Personally I like because clauses at the end. I think they sound a little dopey at the beginning. So I'd choose d) (in spite of the technical problems with the reference). The examiners probably want c). I seldom read minds
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