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Diego Simão Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Write this sentense in another way!

0When he was a child, it wasn't possible for João to go to school.02br
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00My teacher wirte it in another way:02br
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00As a child, it wasn't able for João to go to school.02br
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00Is my teacher's answer right?02br
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00I don't think it is right. I think we should say "somebody is/are/was/were able to do something.", not as my teacher said:" It is/are/was/were for sb. to do sth."02br
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00The adjective "able" is used to describe he, not "it", right?02br
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00So, I want to ask if my teacher was right and how to write it in another way?02br
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00I've searched the sentense as :" It is/are/was/were for sb. to do sth." by google, but I didn't find any sentense like it.0-
  

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" You can also say "it wasn't able" if "it" is the subject (like 01i 00The dog is a good jumper. 0-

— BarbaraPA

  • " You can also say "it wasn't able" if "it" is the subject (like 01i 00The dog is a good jumper.
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0Diego, you are correct, and I'm sorry to say, your teacher's sentence is wrong.02br
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01i00As a child, Joao was not able to go to school.02i02br
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00You can say "it wasn't 01i00possible02i00." You can also say "it wasn't able" if "it" is the subject (like 01i00The dog is a good jumper. It was able to
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0 Thank you! My perspective is the same as yours! 0-
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