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Omar Ahmed Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Two puzzling questions
1.Choose the correct answer:
1. I .....three letters to my close friend this morning.
a) wrote b) have written
2. The scouts made a fire to warm themselves. They were .........freezing.
a) nearly b) absolutely
My answers:
1. b 2. a
Are my answers OK?
2. Find the mistakes in the following sentences:
1. The sky was suddenly gone very dark.
2. He didn't expect to find his uncle. He entered the flat.
My answers:
1. The sky has suddenly gone dark.
2. I think this sentence is meaningless.
1. I .....three letters to my close friend this morning.
a) wrote b) have written
2. The scouts made a fire to warm themselves. They were .........freezing.
a) nearly b) absolutely
My answers:
1. b 2. a
Are my answers OK?
2. Find the mistakes in the following sentences:
1. The sky was suddenly gone very dark.
2. He didn't expect to find his uncle. He entered the flat.
My answers:
1. The sky has suddenly gone dark.
2. I think this sentence is meaningless.
Top answer
The answer to number 1 should be a. 'Have written' implies that you might still be writing letters. 'Wrote' implies that you've finished writing all the letters.
- The answer to number 1 should be a.
- 'Have written' implies that you might still be writing letters.
- 'Wrote' implies that you've finished writing all the letters.
- As for 'He didn't expect to find his uncle.
- '- I don't think there's anything wrong there.
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The answer to number 1 should be a. 'Have written' implies that you might still be writing letters. 'Wrote' implies that you've finished writing all the letters.
As for 'He didn't expect to find his uncle. He entered the flat.'- I don't think there's anything wrong there. What they mean (since it sounds to me like you were confused) is that the 'he' in the setence doesn't (or didn't) think he
As for 'He didn't expect to find his uncle. He entered the flat.'- I don't think there's anything wrong there. What they mean (since it sounds to me like you were confused) is that the 'he' in the setence doesn't (or didn't) think he
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