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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

TOEIC/ Within

The pianist' concert seemed very short, ____, the happy melodies had conquered the hearts of the audience.
A) just within three hours
B) for a whole three hours
C) within the space of three hours
D) although it tools three hours

The given answer is C. May I ask two questions here...
1. Why can't A and B be the answers as well? Why not?
2. Where is the conjunction in this sentence?

Please advise.

LCChang
  

Top answer

First, the punctuation of the original sentence is incorrect (there should be a semicolon, not a comma, after 'short'), so this question was not written by TOEIC staff. Second, the phraseology of both A and B suggest that the concert was rather LONG, not short (' just within '; ' a whole '), so do not agree with 'seemed very short'.

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  • First, the punctuation of the original sentence is incorrect (there should be a semicolon, not a comma, after 'short'), so this question was not written by TOEIC staff.
  • Second, the phraseology of both A and B suggest that the concert was rather LONG, not short (' just within '; ' a whole '), so do not agree with 'seemed very short'.
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First, the punctuation of the original sentence is incorrect (there should be a semicolon, not a comma, after 'short'), so this question was not written by TOEIC staff.

Second, the phraseology of both A and B suggest that the concert was rather LONG, not short ('just within'; 'a whole'), so do not agree with 'seemed very short'.
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