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Tenacious Learner Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Small question

hi teachers,

What doesn't Fred know?
He doesn't know that his wife came into the pub only a few seconds ago and is standing behind him.

The 'that' in the answer is fine to me, if I'm not mistaken, but is the question correct too, or is there a better oner?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

It is grammatically correct but not very useful. I can't suggest a better one since I don't know what's going on in this situation. '

  • It is grammatically correct but not very useful.
  • I can't suggest a better one since I don't know what's going on in this situation.
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It is grammatically correct but not very useful. I can't suggest a better one since I don't know what's going on in this situation. If you are just supposed to create a question for that answer, then it could be many more natural questions, like 'Why is Fred happy?' or 'Why is Fred chatting with that blonde in the corner booth?'
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Mister Micawber

This is what I personally wrote and from where I took the given question. I hope the text is fine.

Fred is going to get a very nasty shock in a few seconds. He does not know that his wife came into the pub a few seconds ago and is standing behind him. Fred is talking with a woman, and they seem to be having a great time talking and drinking beer. The situation is
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Wow! I guessed the context pretty closely, didn't I? I would just do this:

...The situation is going to change completely as soon as Fred's wife says something to him, don't you think?

And I think the question should be 'Why is Fred going to get a shock?'
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Mister MicawberWow! I guessed the context pretty closely, didn't I?
Yes, you did. You really did.
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Thank you for your help Mister Micawber.

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