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Kenta Posted 18 years ago
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Hello. I wrote two dialogues. Would you check them?
No. 1
M: I've been assigned [ transferred ] to Shanghai. I'll help open our
new branch office.
F: No kidding! Are you going to take [ be taking ] us with you?
M: Yes, I hope so. Don't you care for it?
No. 2
F: What's wrong with your leg? Are you in pain?
M: Yes. I fell off my ladder yesterday.
F: Oh, that's too bad. Out, out with the pain!
M: Thanks...but I'm not a kid.
Thank you!
No. 1
M: I've been assigned [ transferred ] to Shanghai. I'll help open our
new branch office.
F: No kidding! Are you going to take [ be taking ] us with you?
M: Yes, I hope so. Don't you care for it?
No. 2
F: What's wrong with your leg? Are you in pain?
M: Yes. I fell off my ladder yesterday.
F: Oh, that's too bad. Out, out with the pain!
M: Thanks...but I'm not a kid.
Thank you!
Top answer
Hi, I wrote two dialogues. Would you check them? No.
- Hi, I wrote two dialogues.
- Would you check them?
- No.
- 1 M: I've been assigned [ transferred ] to Shanghai.
- I'll help open our new branch office.
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Hi,
I wrote two dialogues. Would you check them?
No. 1
M: I've been assigned [ transferred ] to Shanghai. I'll help open our
new branch office.
F: No kidding! Are you going to take [ be taking ] us with you?
M: Yes, I hope so.Don't you care for it? Don't you want that? [ Don't you want to go? ]
No. 2
F: What's wron
I wrote two dialogues. Would you check them?
No. 1
M: I've been assigned [ transferred ] to Shanghai. I'll help open our
new branch office.
F: No kidding! Are you going to take [ be taking ] us with you?
M: Yes, I hope so.
No. 2
F: What's wron
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I think it would be natural to say, "our new branch office there," for clarity.
<<Don't you care for it?>> The antecedent of "it" is unclear. I'd say, "Don't you care for the idea?" (of going) OR "Don't you like Shanghai?"
"Out, out with the pain!" is not a phrase spoken to children (or anyone else), in my experience, but it certainly seems a likely
<<Don't you care for it?>> The antecedent of "it" is unclear. I'd say, "Don't you care for the idea?" (of going) OR "Don't you like Shanghai?"
"Out, out with the pain!" is not a phrase spoken to children (or anyone else), in my experience, but it certainly seems a likely
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