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Belly Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Two questions
0 1) When we came to the stadium, the match 01 i 00 ___ 02 i 02 br
02 br
00 a) was starting 02 br
02 br
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00 I think both a and b will do but my teacher said that only b can. How come? 02 br
02 br
00 2) How can I put into words this idea: 02 br
02 br
00 "She is studying one class ___ mine".( This sentence means, for instance, I'm at grade 11 and she's at grade 12). Can I use 01 b 00 "above" 02 b 00 to fill in the blank? 0-
02 br
00 a) was starting 02 br
02 br
00 b) had started 02 br
02 br
00 I think both a and b will do but my teacher said that only b can. How come? 02 br
02 br
00 2) How can I put into words this idea: 02 br
02 br
00 "She is studying one class ___ mine".( This sentence means, for instance, I'm at grade 11 and she's at grade 12). Can I use 01 b 00 "above" 02 b 00 to fill in the blank? 0-
Top answer
" Your teacher's point may be that something can only start at one instant. 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 b) had started 12 br 12 br 10 I think both a and b will do but my teacher said that only b can. ( This sentence means, for instance, I'm at grade 11 and she's at grade 12).
- " Your teacher's point may be that something can only start at one instant.
- 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 b) had started 12 br 12 br 10 I think both a and b will do but my teacher said that only b can.
- ( This sentence means, for instance, I'm at grade 11 and she's at grade 12).
- 12 br 12 br 11 b 10 She is one 11 u 10 grade / class 12 u 10 ahead of me [in school].
- ) 12 b 12 br 12 blockquote 1-
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01 cite 10 Belly 12 cite 12 br
10 1) When we came to the stadium, the match__ 12 br
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10 a) was starting 11 b 10 This is common, although we usually say, "was 11 u 11 i 10 just 12 i 12 u 10 starting." Your teacher's point may be that something can only start at one instant. What we mean
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0 Hi Belly 02 br
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00 When we came to the stadium, the match 01 b 00 had started 02 b 00 . ( 01 i 00 had started 02 i 00 emphasizes the fact that before we reached the stadium, the match had already started) 0-
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00 When we came to the stadium, the match 01 b 00 had started 02 b 00 . ( 01 i 00 had started 02 i 00 emphasizes the fact that before we reached the stadium, the match had already started) 0-
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0 1) is possible, see this in the New York Times. 02 br
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| 00 Prison authorities said that the convicts escaped through a tunnel at about 6 a.m. as the 01 b 00 match was starting 02 b 00 . They were assisted by a group outside the 01 b 00 |
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