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DarkRow Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Which one is the better answer?

The exercise is:

Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words, including the word given.

And the sentence is:

Five years ago very few tourists went to the city.

The word given is:

any

The answers are:

- There were hardly any tourists visiting the city five years ago.
- There were hardly any tourists in the city five years ago.

My question is:

Which answer is fitting better?

Thanks!
  

Top answer

Hi DarkRow, and welcome to English Forums. " You've used a lot more than five words though! I don't think you can convey the entire thought in only five words.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hi DarkRow, and welcome to English Forums.
  • " You've used a lot more than five words though!
  • I don't think you can convey the entire thought in only five words.
  • Maybe you only had to replace "Very few" with a 2- to 5-word phrase?
  • Rather than saying "There were hardly any tourists doing X" try "Hardly any tourists did X" - Hardly any tourists went to the city
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Hi DarkRow, and welcome to English Forums.

I like the first one better, because the model sentence has "went to" and not "were in."

You've used a lot more than five words though! I don't think you can convey the entire thought in only five words. Maybe you only had to replace "Very few" with a 2- to 5-word phrase?

Rather than saying "There were hardly any tourists doing
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I missed to tell you that there is a sentence with a blank space... "There.............the city five years ago."
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Okay! That makes your job easier.

There were hardly any tourists visiting...
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