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Geshan · Wed Apr 06, 2005 4:32 am *Fetch from and take to*

Test No. incompl/elem-3 "Drive carefully", question 9

The teacher asked her students to do their ..........

(a) housework
(b) homework
(c) home duty
(d) house job

Test No. incompl/elem-3 "Drive carefully", answer 9

The teacher asked her students to do their homework.

Correct answer: (b) homework

Your answer was: correct
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Why do you use "fetch" in this sentence"?

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Alan · Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:20 am *Fetch*

Fetch? Where is that?
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Torsten · Wed Apr 06, 2005 17:25 pm *Fetch from and take to*

Hi Alan,

Our guest is probably referring to this sentence which appears earlier in the test:
http://www.english-test.net/forum/ftopic916.html#3263
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Alan · Wed Apr 06, 2005 19:34 pm *Fetch*

Look at these three words:

Take someone to the station and leave them there.

Bring someone with you to a party means accompany them or come with them.

Fetch someone from the station means go to the station and bring them back to your place.
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nguyenngocoanh_178 · Sat Mar 29, 2008 17:01 pm *Fetch from and take to*

can we use the word "HOMEWORK" with " S" ? Is there any case that people use "HOMEWORKS" - is it popular?

Torsten · Sat Mar 29, 2008 17:04 pm *Fetch from and take to*

No, homework is usually uncountable. You can say 'homework assignments' instead.
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Yankee · Sat Mar 29, 2008 17:07 pm *Fetch from and take to*

I've never in my life put an S on the end of the word 'homework'.

It's an uncountable collective noun.

However, you can say 'homework assignments', for example.
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nguyenngocoanh_178 · Sun Mar 30, 2008 18:09 pm *Fetch from and take to*

thank you, but I really do see people using Homeworks. It's the name of a website, why??

Torsten · Sun Mar 30, 2008 22:37 pm *Fetch from and take to*

The word 'homework' is wrong. If you use it as the name of a website that's a different story.
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Yankee · Thu Apr 03, 2008 5:29 am *Fetch from and take to*

I would expect a website or company with the name "Homeworks" to be connected with the construction industry or possibly home furnishings.

If you post a link to the website you're referring to, nguyenngocoanh, I can be more specific.
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sandrital2006 · Sun Jun 29, 2008 21:40 pm *Fetch from and take to*

Which is the difference between the four words: homework, home duty, housework, house job?

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