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William Pei Posted 13 years ago
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Two Other Questions
Hi, guys. This is William. The two questions below are rather confusing for non-native speakers. Could you help me tell them apart? Thank you~
1. With so much work to DO, we can’t play outside any longer.
Can we replace “to do” here with “to be done”, that is, “With so much work to be done, we can’t play outside any longer.”?
2. The place was heavily guarded, because inside its walls ____________.
A.where lived the queen B. lived the queen C. there lived the queen D. that lived the queen
The answer is B. Why not C? We can say there lived the queen inside its walls, or, there was a tree near the lake, cant’ we?
1. With so much work to DO, we can’t play outside any longer.
Can we replace “to do” here with “to be done”, that is, “With so much work to be done, we can’t play outside any longer.”?
2. The place was heavily guarded, because inside its walls ____________.
A.where lived the queen B. lived the queen C. there lived the queen D. that lived the queen
The answer is B. Why not C? We can say there lived the queen inside its walls, or, there was a tree near the lake, cant’ we?
Top answer
1. You can replace to do with to be done, giving approximately the same sense. 2.
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- You can replace to do with to be done, giving approximately the same sense.
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- Multiple choice type tests are tricky (American students have been tearing their hair out for generations over them).
- You have to pick the best answer out of those given.
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1. You can replace to do with to be done, giving approximately the same sense.
2. Multiple choice type tests are tricky (American students have been tearing their hair out for generations over them). You have to pick the best answer out of those given. This is tricky because several answers might be feasible, but you have to pick the best answer. Here, C. is possible, but B. is the b
2. Multiple choice type tests are tricky (American students have been tearing their hair out for generations over them). You have to pick the best answer out of those given. This is tricky because several answers might be feasible, but you have to pick the best answer. Here, C. is possible, but B. is the b
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The answer is B. Why not C? Because"there" should not be there.inside its walls lived the queen
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William PeiCan we replace “to do” here with “to be done”, that is, “With so much work to be done, we can’t play outside any longer.”?Yes. One is the active form of the infinitive, the other is the passive.
William Pei2. The place was heavily guarded, because inside its walls __________.A.where lived the queen B. lived the queen
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