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 #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:07 am Expression: "What mega pixel ..." |
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The problem is that we just do not do it that way except perhaps in very casual, ad hoc conversation.
Clerk (In the camera store): How many mega pixels do you want?
Student A: What mark/score did you get on your paper?
Student B: I got a 50.
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Mar 19, 2009 23:06 pm Expression: "What mega pixel ..." |
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Many thanks, MM. Please see.
The above sentence is an answer or a piece of information a student may give to his friend. But if the friend wants to know the total marks of the test?
I understand it can be
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Teacher: Tomorrow I am going to give a test to all of you.
Students: What mark test/ How many marks test is it going to be? |
I just want to know the natural way of asking this.
By the way, I would love to have your feedback here.
The use of a comma in direct speech...
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Mar 19, 2009 23:47 pm Expression: "What mega pixel ..." |
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| Teacher: Tomorrow I am going to give a test to all of you. |
No student would be concerned with 'how many marks'-- all tests are 100% for perfect, so the number of marks is irrelevant. They may, however, want to know what percentage of their total class grade the test will be. In this case, they would ask 'How much is this test worth'.
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