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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
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TOEIC Question One

0The following is an error recognition question:02br
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01font01b00Because you (A)01u00were talking02u00 to me, I (B) 01u00wasn't paying02u00 attention when the copy machine (C) 01u00was running out02u00 of toner and only blank sheet were (D) 01u00coming out02u00.02b02font02br
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00The answer key says that (C) is wrong. Therefore I think I must change (C) to 01u01b01font01i00ran out02i02font02b02u00. Here comes the question however:02br
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001. If (C) is changed, there is no reason that (D) is not changed because they are two actions taking place almost at the same time.02br
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002. I suppose that the answer key is wrong. Does changing (B) to01font00 01u01b00didn't pay02b02u02font00 sound ok to you?02br
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00Please advise and best wishes.02br
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00LCChang0-
  

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01-- First, a typographical problem: is it 'blank sheets' or 'a blank sheet'? If the former, then 'coming out' (a continuing action) is still possible for D; if the latter, then 'came out'-- the way you have underlined it, however, no change is possible because 'were' is not included in the possible error. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 01-- First, a typographical problem: is it 'blank sheets' or 'a blank sheet'?
  • If the former, then 'coming out' (a continuing action) is still possible for D; if the latter, then 'came out'-- the way you have underlined it, however, no change is possible because 'were' is not included in the possible error.
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01-- First, a typographical problem: is it 'blank sheets' or 'a blank sheet'? If the former, then 'coming out' (a continuing action) is still possible for D; if the latter, then 'came out'-- the way you have underlined it, however, no change is possible because 'were' is not included in the possible error. In any case, it is C that is wrong: the toner depletion presumably comes suddenly.0
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101-- First, a typographical problem: is it 'blank sheets' or 'a blank sheet'? If the former, then 'coming out' (a continuing action) is still possible for D; if the latter, then 'came out'-- the way you have underlined it, however, no change is possible because 'were' is not included in the p
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