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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
That or Which?
Hi teachers,
Here is a multiple choice question.
An image has been released __ shows the hairy moment __ the Philae comet lander bounced back into space.
A) which / when
B) that / which
C) that / when
D) that / that
E) --- / that
I think there are more than one correct answer in this question but the author says there is only one correct answer. I think B and D are both correct. What do you think?
Here is a multiple choice question.
An image has been released __ shows the hairy moment __ the Philae comet lander bounced back into space.
A) which / when
B) that / which
C) that / when
D) that / that
E) --- / that
I think there are more than one correct answer in this question but the author says there is only one correct answer. I think B and D are both correct. What do you think?
Top answer
I'd guess C. 'moment when' A and D are OK. B and E are impossible.
- I'd guess C.
- 'moment when' A and D are OK.
- B and E are impossible.
- B says that the lander bounced the hairy moment back into space.
- We can't have that!
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I'd guess C. 'moment when' A and D are OK. B and E are impossible.
B says that the lander bounced the hairy moment back into space. We can't have that!
B says that the lander bounced the hairy moment back into space. We can't have that!
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Thank you CalifJim.
An image has been released that shows the hairy moment...
Is this part above a noun clause or an adjective clause?
An image has been released that shows the hairy moment...
Is this part above a noun clause or an adjective clause?
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AnonymousAn image has been released that shows the hairy moment... Is this part above a noun clause or an adjective clause?It's really two parts that form a sentence. Rearrange it and you find
An image that shows the hairy moment ... has been released.
So that shows the hairy moment ... is a relative clause (an adjective clau
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The author is, and you are partly correct.
There is indeed more than one correct answer. Of the alternatives given, A), C), D) are all possible. Other combinations are also fine:
which / that
which / ---
that / ---
An image has been released which/that shows the hairy moment that/when/--- the Philae
There is indeed more than one correct answer. Of the alternatives given, A), C), D) are all possible. Other combinations are also fine:
which / that
which / ---
that / ---
An image has been released which/that shows the hairy moment that/when/--- the Philae
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Sorry, a word got omitted in my reply:
The author is wrong and you are partly correct.
The author is wrong and you are partly correct.
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