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Oh please answer my questions. I know I should post just one or two questions of the same grammar point, but I have so many of them. I come across them when doing English exercises. You know, I have almost learnt all grammar points, but not all exceptions in those points, so I don't really need to ask detailedly about a certain grammar point but I just need some explaination for some small exceptions that I don't understand.
I think my problem is very common among intermediate English learners, so please sympathize with us...
Thank you so much.
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| #3 (permalink) Sun Mar 02, 2008 19:38 pm Some other queries: If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerabl... |
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1/ If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerable ........ because it seems too good to be true
a. suspicion b. doubt c. reservation d. disbelief
-> I THINK THE FIRST
"Regard (something/someone) with suspicion" is a common collocation.
2/ London has a population of ... 6777000.
->I THINK THE SENTENCE ABOVE CAN BE FILLED IN WITH BOTH "AROUND" AND "ABOUT" 'CAUSE I HAVE SEEN PP (Do you mean 'people'?) USING THEM FOR MANY TIMES. HOWEVER, THIS IS ONCE AGAIN AN OPTIONAL QUESTION WHICH WE CAN CHOOSE ONLY ONE.THE ANSWER IN THE BOOK IS "ABOUT", WHY NOT "AROUND"? IS IT 'CAUSE "AROUND" CAN ONLY BE USED IN INFORMAL ENGLISH?
You can use approximately, about or around. I'd say that approximately would sound the most formal.
3/ Some pp (people?) refuse to travel on motorbikes for ... of accident
a. fear b. being afraid
=> The answer for this is "fear", but why? for can be used to begin a phrase or clause of reason, and I think both option are right, but why can we only choose "fear"?
'For fear of' is a fixed expression:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=28251&dict=CALD
4/What is the difference between "relative" and "relation". Which should we choose in this case:
He's no ... to me He's no relation to me./He's not a relative of mine./We're not related.
5/ ... i post this letter 4 u on my way to the office?
a. do b. Shall c. would d. will
Please make sure you capitalize the word 'I' and spell words correctly. Your use of '4 u' only looks childish and out of place. There is no point in asking about proper grammar if you are going to write other things so improperly!
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| #4 (permalink) Wed Mar 05, 2008 17:12 pm Some other queries: If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerabl... |
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Dear Amy,
First of all, I would like to show my great apology to you and everybody to use those abbreviations here. Actually these are some queries that I took note of very casually and when I posted them here, I forgot to check and correct them. Please forgive me (I have corrected them)
Next, I do thank you very much for your help of the questions :) , I also have some feedback here:
4/What is the difference between "relative" and "relation". Which should we choose in this case:
He's no ... to me He's no relation to me./He's not a relative of mine./We're not related.
=> Then what is the difference between "relative" and "relation"?
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By the way, please let me know if typing in capitalization to emphasize the idea is acceptable or is it considered to be rude and impolite. I don't want to cause any more vexation, hic...
Thank you very much indeed.
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| #6 (permalink) Thu Mar 06, 2008 17:07 pm Some other queries: If I were you, I would regard their offer with considerabl... |
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And here are some other questions of mine. Hope to get your help soon. Thank you in advance :)
1/ Actually, there's no shortcut to (master) a language
=> The answer of this item is "mastering". I know the structure "A shortcut to something/ doing something", but I wonder if it is ok if we use "a shortcut to master a language" here (to express purpose) Is it very awkward in native English?
2/ He completely agree ... what I said
=> The answer for this is "with". However, as far as I know, "agree with + sb" and "agree to + sth" (according to my monolingual dictionary) So is the dictionary wrong?
3/ Should we use verbs in plural or in singular after "no + noun" (for eg: no students)? Some of my teachers say that they should be in singular because "no+noun" bears the meaning of nobody or nothing. Other teachers say that it depends on the noun that follows "no":if that is a singular noun, we use singular verb and vice versa. Other teachers say that the former intrustion refers to American English grammar and the latter refers to British English grammar (standard grammar). So who is right?
Thank you very much
nessie
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