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Sarah88 Posted 17 years ago
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Verbs, Tenses
What sort of house do you want to have? Something big?
Well, it __Can't__ be big-that’s not important.
Why uses " Can't", not " needn't" ? It says that being big is not important, but it doesn't mean it has to be NOT BIG, it still can be big as long as it meets other critria.
If their marketing plans succeed, they ____ their sales by 20 percent.
The correct answer for this is " will increase", I don't understand why it's not " would increase" since it says " succeed" ? If it means " If their marketing plans is succeed, they will increase their sales by 20%." , then why it misses " IS" ? Please explain this structure for me, thanks,.
–Did you go to the show last night?
–Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area _______ invited
Was / Were? Please explain, thanks.
Though we don’t know what discussed, yet we can feel the topic__________ .
Has been changed, Right? And could someone explain to me the meaning of "yet" in this sentense?
No decision ____ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.
will be made ? Right?
He __ as a national hero for winning the first gold metal for his country in the Olympics.
was regarded / has been regarded? pls kindly explain this, thanks.
Teenagers __ their health because they play computer games too much.
have damaged / are damaging ? Please explain.
Why uses " Can't", not " needn't" ? It says that being big is not important, but it doesn't mean it has to be NOT BIG, it still can be big as long as it meets other critria.
If their marketing plans succeed, they ____ their sales by 20 percent.
The correct answer for this is " will increase", I don't understand why it's not " would increase" since it says " succeed" ? If it means " If their marketing plans is succeed, they will increase their sales by 20%." , then why it misses " IS" ? Please explain this structure for me, thanks,.
–Did you go to the show last night?
–Yeah. Every boy and girl in the area _______ invited
Was / Were? Please explain, thanks.
Though we don’t know what discussed, yet we can feel the topic__________ .
Has been changed, Right? And could someone explain to me the meaning of "yet" in this sentense?
No decision ____ about any future appointment until all the candidates have been interviewed.
will be made ? Right?
He __ as a national hero for winning the first gold metal for his country in the Olympics.
was regarded / has been regarded? pls kindly explain this, thanks.
Teenagers __ their health because they play computer games too much.
have damaged / are damaging ? Please explain.
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sarah88 What sort of house do you want to have? Something big? "needn't be big" = it's okay if it's not big "can't be big" = it must not be big Why uses " Can't", not " needn't" ?
- sarah88 What sort of house do you want to have?
- Something big?
- "needn't be big" = it's okay if it's not big "can't be big" = it must not be big Why uses " Can't", not " needn't" ?
- It says that being big is not important, but it doesn't mean it has to be NOT BIG, it still can be big as long as it meets other critria.
- If their marketing plans succeed, they __ their sales by 20 percent.
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sarah88 What sort of house do you want to have? Something big?Well, it __Can't__ be bigthat’s not important."needn't be big" = it's okay if it's not big "can't be big" = it must not be big
Why uses " Can't", not " needn't" ? It says that being big is not important, but it doesn't mean it has to be NOT BI
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