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Sb70012 Posted 10 years ago
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We were scarcely inside the theater ……. the movie started.
We were scarcely inside the theater ……. the movie started.
a)while
b)as
c)before (Answer Key)
d)after
Hello,
Why can't D work too? D makes sense too.
D ==> We could enter the theater after the movie started.
You see now? D makes sense. Then, why can't we choose it?
Thank you.
a)while
b)as
c)before (Answer Key)
d)after
Hello,
Why can't D work too? D makes sense too.
D ==> We could enter the theater after the movie started.
You see now? D makes sense. Then, why can't we choose it?
Thank you.
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sb70012 D makes sense. Then, why can't we choose it? Actually, it doesn't make sense.
- sb70012 D makes sense.
- Then, why can't we choose it?
- Actually, it doesn't make sense.
- In one of your previous questions the word "hardly" came up.
- "scarcely" has the same meaning.
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sb70012D makes sense. Then, why can't we choose it?Actually, it doesn't make sense. In one of your previous questions the word "hardly" came up. "scarcely" has the same meaning. These words express the idea of "almost not" doing something, of "almost not" succeeding (but succeeding anyway).
We were scarcely inside the theater ~ We almost failed to
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