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Kenta Posted 15 years ago
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Would you correct my English? ( Mar. 21 )
Hello. I wrote two dialogues. Would you check them, please?
No. 1
M: Would you like to go bowling?
F: I'd love to, but I can't. I had to buy a new suit yesterday.
M: No worries. I'll pay a bill for the bowling [ I'll pay the bill ].
F: Thanks a million.
No. 2
M: Was Maki absent from school yesterday?
F: Yes. I hear she caught [ had / has ] a cold.
M: Do you know if she's here today?
F: Yes. She's at home. I got an e-mail from her.
Thank you. kenta
No. 1
M: Would you like to go bowling?
F: I'd love to, but I can't. I had to buy a new suit yesterday.
M: No worries. I'll pay a bill for the bowling [ I'll pay the bill ].
F: Thanks a million.
No. 2
M: Was Maki absent from school yesterday?
F: Yes. I hear she caught [ had / has ] a cold.
M: Do you know if she's here today?
F: Yes. She's at home. I got an e-mail from her.
Thank you. kenta
Top answer
"I'll pay the bill" is the natural choice. Kenta M: Do you know if she's here today? F: Yes.
- "I'll pay the bill" is the natural choice.
- Kenta M: Do you know if she's here today?
- F: Yes.
- She's at home.
- I got an e-mail from her.
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"I'll pay the bill" is the natural choice.
We usually avoid answering "Yes - No" to this sort of question.
When you begin with "Yes," the lis
KentaM: Do you know if she's here today?While the correct answer to "Do you know" may be "Yes, I do," the information you're giving is "No, she's not."
F: Yes. She's at home. I got an e-mail from her.
We usually avoid answering "Yes - No" to this sort of question.
When you begin with "Yes," the lis
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Hi, Avangi. As you told, 'Yes' is ambiguous in this dialog.
Thank you. kenta
Thank you. kenta
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