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What does "all right" mean? Is there an expression totally right?



 
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What does "all right" mean? Is there an expression totally right? #1 (permalink) Tue May 13, 2008 1:37 am   What does "all right" mean? Is there an expression totally right?
 

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #86 "Simple Present (3)", question 6

He walks over to her and asks if she is ......... right.

(a) everything
(b) some
(c) all
(d) total

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #86 "Simple Present (3)", answer 6

He walks over to her and asks if she is all right.

Correct answer: (c) all

Your answer was: incorrect
He walks over to her and asks if she is total right.
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why not total right..what are the different total n all.

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What does "all right" mean? Is there an expression totally right? #2 (permalink) Tue May 13, 2008 6:49 am   What does "all right" mean? Is there an expression totally right?
 

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'Total' is an adjective; it cannot modify another adjective.
'All' can be an adverb, so can modify an adjective.
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What does "all right" mean? Is there an expression totally right? #3 (permalink) Mon Sep 26, 2011 11:30 am   What does "all right" mean? Is there an expression totally right?
 

walks over to her= comes up to her/get closer to her?

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What does "all right" mean? Is there an expression totally right? #4 (permalink) Mon Sep 26, 2011 12:01 pm   What does "all right" mean? Is there an expression totally right?
 

Yes, that's right.
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