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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Some questions on sentences
Hi,
1. Why are there no articles for the underlined words?
The general term for the change of from direct quotation to indirect report is backshift.
2. When you are seeing a child using a sharp object with his hands in a haphazard manner, which one would you say?
Watch out for your fingers.
Watch your fingers.
Watch for your fingers.
3. (Two guys are talking to each other.)
A: Can you guess what this is?
B: I don't know.
A: I will give you a hint. It is John's favorite food.
(How should he answer?)
B: A hamburger Or:
B: Hamburger
1. Why are there no articles for the underlined words?
The general term for the change of from direct quotation to indirect report is backshift.
2. When you are seeing a child using a sharp object with his hands in a haphazard manner, which one would you say?
Watch out for your fingers.
Watch your fingers.
Watch for your fingers.
3. (Two guys are talking to each other.)
A: Can you guess what this is?
B: I don't know.
A: I will give you a hint. It is John's favorite food.
(How should he answer?)
B: A hamburger Or:
B: Hamburger
Top answer
Hello, here is my try: . Why are there no articles for the underlined words? -- because in English they don't take articles.
- Hello, here is my try: .
- Why are there no articles for the underlined words?
- -- because in English they don't take articles.
- Sometimes there are no rules in English.
- 2.
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Hello, here is my try:
. Why are there no articles for the underlined words?
The general term for the change of from direct quotation speech to indirect report speech is backshift.-- because in English they don't take articles.
. Why are there no articles for the underlined words?
The general term for the change of from direct quotation speech to indirect report speech is backshift.-- because in English they don't take articles.
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