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Lcchang Posted 17 years ago
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TOEIC Question
_____ Harrison's Hair had closed for renovations two months earlier, none of its staff believed they would have a job to come back to.
(A) Although
(B) While
(C) The
(D) When
The correct answer is (D), but I chose (A). I wonder why. And, why can't I choose (B) since "when" and "while" are similar to each other to some extent? Please advise.
LCChang
(A) Although
(B) While
(C) The
(D) When
The correct answer is (D), but I chose (A). I wonder why. And, why can't I choose (B) since "when" and "while" are similar to each other to some extent? Please advise.
LCChang
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Lcchang The correct answer is (D), but I chose (A). I wonder why. The although relationship suggests that the closing of the shop for renovations would encourage the staff to believe that they would still have a job when the shop reopened.
- Lcchang The correct answer is (D), but I chose (A).
- I wonder why.
- The although relationship suggests that the closing of the shop for renovations would encourage the staff to believe that they would still have a job when the shop reopened.
- This is not very likely to be the intent of the sentence.
- Lcchang why can't I choose (B) since "when" and "while" are similar to each other to some extent?
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LcchangThe correct answer is (D), but I chose (A). I wonder why.The although relationship suggests that the closing of the shop for renovations would encourage the staff to believe that they would still have a job when the shop reopened. This is not very likely to be the intent of the sentence.
Lcchangwhy can't I choose (B) sin
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