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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Which one should be the correct question?
Hi teachers,
Sentences from an audio story. The students don't have the text, just the question.
Quickly he ran down the hill. It was very dark here, and he could not see very well.
Which one should be the correct question if the answer I want to get is, 'He could not see very well here because it was very dark.' I am with 'a' because to me it sounds strange to use 'here.'
a) Why could he not see very well down the hill?
b) Why he could not see very well here?
Thanks in advance.
Sentences from an audio story. The students don't have the text, just the question.
Quickly he ran down the hill. It was very dark here, and he could not see very well.
Which one should be the correct question if the answer I want to get is, 'He could not see very well here because it was very dark.' I am with 'a' because to me it sounds strange to use 'here.'
a) Why could he not see very well down the hill?
b) Why he could not see very well here?
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
Hi, If you want 'here' in the answer, it would be better to use ''here' in the question. eg Why could he not see very well here? But a native speaker is likely to just answer eg Because it was dark.
- Hi, If you want 'here' in the answer, it would be better to use ''here' in the question.
- eg Why could he not see very well here?
- But a native speaker is likely to just answer eg Because it was dark.
- 'b" is incorrect grammar.
- Clive
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Hi,
If you want 'here' in the answer, it would be better to use ''here' in the question.
eg Why could he not see very well here?
But a native speaker is likely to just answer eg Because it was dark.
'b
If you want 'here' in the answer, it would be better to use ''here' in the question.
eg Why could he not see very well here?
But a native speaker is likely to just answer eg Because it was dark.
'b
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Hi Clive,
Thank you for your help.
If you want 'here' in the answer, it would be better to use ''here' in the question. If I don't use 'here', the question should be, 'Why could he not see very well?', without specifying 'here'. Is that possible according to the context? Will that be better?
Will this one be correct, 'Why could he not see v
Thank you for your help.
If you want 'here' in the answer, it would be better to use ''here' in the question. If I don't use 'here', the question should be, 'Why could he not see very well?', without specifying 'here'. Is that possible according to the context? Will that be better?
Will this one be correct, 'Why could he not see v
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Hi,
If you want 'here' in the answer, it would be better to use ''here' in the question. If I don't use 'here', the question should be, 'Why could he not see very well?', without specifying 'here'. Is that possible according to the context? Yes
Will that be
If you want 'here' in the answer, it would be better to use ''here' in the question. If I don't use 'here', the question should be, 'Why could he not see very well?', without specifying 'here'. Is that possible according to the context? Yes
Will that be
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CliveBut the place should already be understood by your students. You don't have to keep repeating every detail.Hi Clive,
Thank you for your help. You are right!
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