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Bobzhao Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Some grammatical questions
I have a few questions in my course book and I don't know how to explain them to students:
1. He is a friend of ____ A. my father's B. my father. Which is correct? Both OK?
2, Seventy percent ____ wel educated in this area.
A. is B. are Which is correct? both OK?
3. ____ of being cut off, they lost no time in turning back.
A. Being afraid
B. Afraid
C. To to afraid
Which is correct?
4. The committee ___ having a meeting.
A. is B. are which is correct?
1. He is a friend of ____ A. my father's B. my father. Which is correct? Both OK?
2, Seventy percent ____ wel educated in this area.
A. is B. are Which is correct? both OK?
3. ____ of being cut off, they lost no time in turning back.
A. Being afraid
B. Afraid
C. To to afraid
Which is correct?
4. The committee ___ having a meeting.
A. is B. are which is correct?
Top answer
1. He is a friend of ____ A. my father's B.
- 1.
- He is a friend of ____ A.
- my father's B.
- my father.
- Which is correct?
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1. He is a friend of ____ A. my father's B. my father. Which is correct? Both OK?-- Both are OK, but the double-possessive is far the more common.
2, Seventy percent ____ well educated in this area.
A. is B. are Which is correct? both OK?- Are. It depends on what the percentage is of: 10% of the people are; 10 % of the wine is.
2, Seventy percent ____ well educated in this area.
A. is B. are Which is correct? both OK?- Are. It depends on what the percentage is of: 10% of the people are; 10 % of the wine is.
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