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Believer Posted 20 years ago
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three extended questions

1. For this phrase, "For consumers these days," what about if I change it into the following? Are the following OK?

For consumers on these days

For consumers during these days

2. For the sentence below, how would you know there is only one pair of pants that are hung on the rack or more than one pair?

There are pants on the rack.

Would you use the word in bold or use some other words?

3. How would the following sentences be different for all four cases?

You will get the Speaking Points for speaking more in class.

You will get Speaking Points for speaking more in class.

You will get the speaking points for speaking more in class.

You will get speaking points for speaking more in class.
  

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Hi, 1. For this phrase, "For consumers these days," what about if I change it into the following? Are the following OK?

  • Hi, 1.
  • For this phrase, "For consumers these days," what about if I change it into the following?
  • Are the following OK?
  • No, they are not.
  • For consumers on these days For consumers during these days 2.
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Hi,

1. For this phrase, "For consumers these days," what about if I change it into the following? Are the following OK? No, they are not.

For consumers on these days

For consumers during these days

2. For the sentence below, how would you kn
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Thank you.

As for No. 1, is it right to say that according to you the phrase "For consumers these days" can't be replaced with the phrases like "For consumers in these days" or "For consumers on these days" because placing it with either of them would be make the sentence (to be ???) out of context? Or is it that replacing it with them will not be right because the replaced
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Hi again,

As for No. 1, is it right to say that according to you the phrase "For consumers these days" can't be replaced with the phrases like "For consumers in these days" or "For consumers on these days" because placing it with either of them would be make the sentence (to be ???) out of context? Or is it that replacing it with them will not be right

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