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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Teach so sth/ tutor so in sth
1. He taught students in English.
2. He taught students English.
Q1) #1 means I taught students something in English, doesn't it?
Q2) #2 means I taught students English but does not know if he taught it in English or Korean, doens't it?
Q3) To avoid an ambiguity in #2, can I say "He taught students English in English?"
3. He tutored students in English
My dictionary denotes the use of the verb tutor as [VN] ~sb (in sth).
Can I use the verb tutor like my question #3: "He tutored students English in English?"
2. He taught students English.
Q1) #1 means I taught students something in English, doesn't it?
Q2) #2 means I taught students English but does not know if he taught it in English or Korean, doens't it?
Q3) To avoid an ambiguity in #2, can I say "He taught students English in English?"
3. He tutored students in English
My dictionary denotes the use of the verb tutor as [VN] ~sb (in sth).
Can I use the verb tutor like my question #3: "He tutored students English in English?"
Top answer
Sentence 1. can mean that he taught Korean students using the English language only, as he didn't speak Korean. , but the language of instruction was English only.
- Sentence 1.
- can mean that he taught Korean students using the English language only, as he didn't speak Korean.
- , but the language of instruction was English only.
- Sentence 1.
- can also mean that he taught the subject of English.
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Sentence 1. can mean that he taught Korean students using the English language only, as he didn't speak Korean. Note that he might have taught any subject: math, English, science, etc., but the language of instruction was English only.
Sentence 1. can also mean that he taught the subject of English. The students could be from anywhere: the US, Korea, the UK, Canada, France, etc. The
Sentence 1. can also mean that he taught the subject of English. The students could be from anywhere: the US, Korea, the UK, Canada, France, etc. The
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