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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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tense in a made-up math question
Hi, Is that correct to have both a present and present continous tenses in a single math question? Does it not have a possibility of creating confusion to readers? Would you resort to same tenses - both present and both present continouous? Note: this is made-up and I am not sure whether a person skating can go 10 miles ah hour.
Susie is skating at 10 miles an hour around a track. Joe starts at the same time but only goes 5 miles per hour. How many minutes after they start will Susie pass Joe if the track is 2 miles long?
Susie is skating at 10 miles an hour around a track. Joe starts at the same time but only goes 5 miles per hour. How many minutes after they start will Susie pass Joe if the track is 2 miles long?
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Hi, Is that correct to have both a present and present continous tenses in a single math question? Does it not have a possibility of creating confusion to readers? Would you resort to same tenses - both present and both present continouous?
- Hi, Is that correct to have both a present and present continous tenses in a single math question?
- Does it not have a possibility of creating confusion to readers?
- Would you resort to same tenses - both present and both present continouous?
- Note: this is made-up and I am not sure whether a person skating can go 10 miles ah hour.
- Susie is skating at 10 miles an hour around a track.
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Hi,
Is that correct to have both a present and present continous tenses in a single math question? Does it not have a possibility of creating confusion to readers? Would you resort to same tenses - both present and both present continouous? Note: this is made-up and I am not sure whether a person skating can go 10 miles ah hour.
Susie is skating at 10 miles an hour around a track
Is that correct to have both a present and present continous tenses in a single math question? Does it not have a possibility of creating confusion to readers? Would you resort to same tenses - both present and both present continouous? Note: this is made-up and I am not sure whether a person skating can go 10 miles ah hour.
Susie is skating at 10 miles an hour around a track
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Hi,
If I saw a similar tense patterns being used in a test question in a test booklet given to students and the booklet seemed like from a credible source. Why do you think they used the tenses as they did?
original example question:
Susie is skating at 10 miles javascript:void(0) around a track. Joe starts at the same time but only
If I saw a similar tense patterns being used in a test question in a test booklet given to students and the booklet seemed like from a credible source. Why do you think they used the tenses as they did?
original example question:
Susie is skating at 10 miles javascript:void(0) around a track. Joe starts at the same time but only
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Hi,
Often, we use present tense for everything when we tell a simple story, and don't worry too much about being exactly clear about the sequence of events. So, I guess the person who wrote the test felt that the meaning was sufficiently clear as written.
Best wishes, Clive
Often, we use present tense for everything when we tell a simple story, and don't worry too much about being exactly clear about the sequence of events. So, I guess the person who wrote the test felt that the meaning was sufficiently clear as written.
Best wishes, Clive
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