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You can't avoid it because it is enormous... #1 (permalink) Sun Sep 07, 2008 19:11 pm   You can't avoid it because it is enormous...
 

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #113 "Postcard: Appointment", question 9

You can't ......... it because it is enormous.

(a) miss
(b) avoid
(c) hit

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #113 "Postcard: Appointment", answer 9

You can't miss it because it is enormous.

Correct answer: (a) miss
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You can't avoid it because it is enormous.

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You can't avoid it because it is enormous... #2 (permalink) Sun Sep 07, 2008 22:27 pm   You can't avoid it because it is enormous...
 

Certainly, if something is enormous, it may be impossible to avoid. But in the context of the sequence of sentences in the test, "avoiding" the clock would not be an option.

That said, the sentence is not entirely natural; usually, if you've said "You can't miss it!", there's no need to add "because it's enormous", or some similar phrase: that's what "You can't miss it!" already implies.

However, you might hear the sentence in this rearranged form:

1. It's enormous. You can't miss it!

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You can't avoid it because it is enormous... #3 (permalink) Mon Sep 08, 2008 0:27 am   You can't avoid it because it is enormous...
 

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That said, the sentence is not entirely natural; usually, if you've said "You can't miss it!", there's no need to add "because it's enormous", or some similar phrase: that's what "You can't miss it!" already implies.

Nonsense, MrP.

A: And how will I recognise it?

B: You can't miss it ,/because it's right on top of the hill/day-glo orange/got a massive sign on the front/right next to the bus station/typical of Venturi/got bells on, etc.

Now, I think we can agree that this sentence is not entirely natural

I say this because we are going to ......... nest weekend.
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