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Moon7296 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

(What) Talk about what they have in common.

Think about some animal movies you have seen. Talk with your partner about what they have in common.

Q) Does the underlined part sound OK? I think it is but I ask this question because I was sure about "what" there.
  

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moon7296 Think about some animal movies you have seen. Q) Does the underlined part sound OK? I think it is but I ask this question because I was sure about "what" there.

— Philip

  • moon7296 Think about some animal movies you have seen.
  • Q) Does the underlined part sound OK?
  • I think it is but I ask this question because I was sure about "what" there.
  • I don't seen an underlined part, but the sentences make sense.
  • what = that which and is correctly used here.
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moon7296 Think about some animal movies you have seen. Talk with your partner about what they have in common.Q) Does the underlined part sound OK? I think it is but I ask this question because I was sure about "what" there.
I don't seen an underlined part, but the sentences make sense. what = that which and is correctly used here. Just a commen
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Sorry, I missed drawing the underlined part.
So you mean the sentence can sound better if restated like this?:
"Think ... seen. Talk with your partner about what the(those?) movies have in common.
Or can I just change the order of the two phrases like this?:
"Think ... seen. Talk about what they have in common with your partner.
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Hi

I can see three points ...

i) The pronoun "they" can be used to mean "she/he" so it can look either plural or singular
[Talk to your partner about food: find out what they like]

ii) " ... in common with ... " is a phrase in itself
[What does Fred have in common with Jim? They both like football]

iii) At all costs, you want to avoid suggesting the part
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