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Fuchsia panda Posted 9 years ago
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Which one sounds less natural?

Hello, I'm curious about the question from the test. The question is to choose the less natural dialogue.

Which one do you think sounds less natural or more awkward?

Or.. if both of them don't sound right, just let me know... Any comments or explanation will help.

Thank you in advance.


1) A: We went fishing at a pond last night.

B: Oh, have you? I tried it before.

2) A: I caught a fish yesterday.

B: Sounds fun. Did you do something else?

  

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fuchsia panda Any comments or explanation will help. Neither dialogue is remotely natural. They should read (if native) something like this: 1 ) A: We went fishing last night.

  • fuchsia panda Any comments or explanation will help.
  • Neither dialogue is remotely natural.
  • They should read (if native) something like this: 1 ) A: We went fishing last night.
  • B: Oh, did you?
  • Did you catch anything?
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fuchsia panda Any comments or explanation will help.

Neither dialogue is remotely natural. Both of the B responses seem non sequiturs.They should read (if native) something like this:


1) A: We went fishing last night.

B: Oh, did you?

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