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Minhuoc Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
we did such a difficult test.
Hi,
Which sentence is right?
1."Yesterday we did such a difficult test that we couldn't finish it in two hours."
2."Yesterday we did the test so difficult that we couldn't finish it in two hours."
Thanks.
Which sentence is right?
1."Yesterday we did such a difficult test that we couldn't finish it in two hours."
2."Yesterday we did the test so difficult that we couldn't finish it in two hours."
Thanks.
Top answer
" (A) states that you took a test, and the test was actually difficult. (B) assumes that your listener already knows that you took a test, and states that the test seemed difficult to you. S.
- " (A) states that you took a test, and the test was actually difficult.
- (B) assumes that your listener already knows that you took a test, and states that the test seemed difficult to you.
- S.
- we "take" tests.
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I think you want to say (A) "Yesterday we took such a difficult test that we couldn't finish it in two hours." Another possibility is (B) "Yesterday we found the test so difficult that we couldn't finish it in two hours." (A) states that you took a test, and the test was actually difficult. (B) assumes that your listener already knows that you took a test, and states that the test
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"1" is CORRECT.
WHY?
Adjectives that describe, quantify or qualify a noun - in this case "test" - always come before the noun. So the description of the test - difficult - tells the reader something something about the test. Therefore "difficult" is an adjective an so comes before what it describes, namely the "test". The phrase "such a" is a second adjective that decribe
WHY?
Adjectives that describe, quantify or qualify a noun - in this case "test" - always come before the noun. So the description of the test - difficult - tells the reader something something about the test. Therefore "difficult" is an adjective an so comes before what it describes, namely the "test". The phrase "such a" is a second adjective that decribe
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1. For one, it's not gramatically wrong, but as Khoff pointed it, "did" is a poor choice. When you "do" a test, you're usually performing tests on someone or something. It generally shows the direction of "giving" in general. When being on the "receiving" end of a test, you either take it, sit for it, have it, etc...
2. I can't see 2 being grammatically correct.
2. I can't see 2 being grammatically correct.
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Did is strange here. There are better choices in both AmE and BrE.
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Hi,
In Canada, and I'd say in BrE also, 'I did a test in my class today' is fine and normal. I think the objections to 'did' arise from speakers of AmE.
Best wishes, Clive
In Canada, and I'd say in BrE also, 'I did a test in my class today' is fine and normal. I think the objections to 'did' arise from speakers of AmE.
Best wishes, Clive
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That was very, very good. Thank you.
Whenever I encounter sentences that have the sentential structure like "we found the test so difficult," I am sure that the sentence you wrote is correct but I have this inclination to put the phrase "to be" in the sentence. Should I try to curb that inclination if I could?
We found the test (to be) so difficult.
Whenever I encounter sentences that have the sentential structure like "we found the test so difficult," I am sure that the sentence you wrote is correct but I have this inclination to put the phrase "to be" in the sentence. Should I try to curb that inclination if I could?
We found the test (to be) so difficult.
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0 the correct sentence is:"yesterday we did such a difficult test that we couldn't finish it in two hours." 0-
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