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Lcchang Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Writing practice
Please take a look at the following practice.
The old man is shaking.
He is cold.
-> The old man ________________________ with _____.
We need to fill in the blanks in the third sentence by combining the meaning of the first and the second sentence.
The answer key says:
The old man is shaking with cold.
Do you think it makes sense? I don't think the man who is cold must be having a cold.
Please advise.
LCChang
The old man is shaking.
He is cold.
-> The old man ________________________ with _____.
We need to fill in the blanks in the third sentence by combining the meaning of the first and the second sentence.
The answer key says:
The old man is shaking with cold.
Do you think it makes sense? I don't think the man who is cold must be having a cold.
Please advise.
LCChang
Top answer
Yes, the answer key seems fine, LC. We might more often say 'the man is shaking with the cold'. because context will usually make the source of the coldness more specific.
- Yes, the answer key seems fine, LC.
- We might more often say 'the man is shaking with the cold'.
- because context will usually make the source of the coldness more specific.
- ) The set phrase has other related forms: to shake with cold/fear/trepidation.
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Yes, the answer key seems fine, LC. We might more often say 'the man is shaking with the cold'. because context will usually make the source of the coldness more specific. (It has nothing to do with the man having a 'cold', which is an illness.)
The set phrase has other related forms: to shake with cold/fear/trepidation.
The set phrase has other related forms: to shake with cold/fear/trepidation.
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