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She was wandering down the hall #1 (permalink) Fri Dec 16, 2005 9:21 am   She was wandering down the hall
 

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #65 "Synonyms for walk", question 1

My mother was ......... down the hall lost in thoughts.

(a) walking
(b) pacing
(c) jumping
(d) wandering

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #65 "Synonyms for walk", answer 1

My mother was wandering down the hall lost in thoughts.

Correct answer: (d) wandering
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She was wandering down the hall #2 (permalink) Fri Dec 16, 2005 10:27 am   She was wandering down the hall
 

Hi,

this means she was walking down the hall not going in any particular direction and she was completely occupied with her own thoughts.

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She was wandering down the hall #3 (permalink) Tue Apr 04, 2006 17:57 pm   She was wandering down the hall
 

Hi ,
typo alert,typo alert,typo alert
answer a and c previous page
a ) jumping and c ) jumping
typo alert ,typo typo typo ...
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Jumping vs. pacing #4 (permalink) Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:08 am   Jumping vs. pacing
 

Hi Jan, thanks for pointing that out, we'll replace one 'jumping' with another word.

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She was wandering down the hall #5 (permalink) Fri Nov 07, 2008 23:28 pm   She was wandering down the hall
 

Good evening Tearchers

Can you explain the meaning of "lost in thought" in this sentence and what do they have position grammatically?

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She was wandering down the hall #6 (permalink) Fri Nov 07, 2008 23:37 pm   She was wandering down the hall
 

Good evening Tearchers

Can you explain the meaning of "lost in thought" in this sentence and what do they have position grammatically?

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She was wandering down the hall #7 (permalink) Sat Nov 08, 2008 8:44 am   She was wandering down the hall
 

Hi,

'Lost in thought' suggests that someone is preoccupied and is concentrating so hard on what they are thinking that they don't realise what they are doing. Another word that describes this state of mind is 'absent-minded'. In your sentence: She was wandering down the hall you could put your expression 'lost in thought' next. The expression itself is a participial phrase used as an adverb as it describes the manner in which 'she wandered.'

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ESL Tests/synonyms for move #8 (permalink) Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:18 am   ESL Tests/synonyms for move
 

It has been difficult to know when I use wandering, pacing, staggering.
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ESL Tests/synonyms for move #9 (permalink) Sat Dec 03, 2011 2:18 am   ESL Tests/synonyms for move
 

It has been difficult to know when I use wandering, pacing, staggering.
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She was wandering down the hall #10 (permalink) Sat Dec 03, 2011 14:33 pm   She was wandering down the hall
 

wandering - walking aimlessly with no fixed direct path.
pacing - 2walking at a steady and consistent speed, especially back and forth at a time of anxiety.
staggering - walking unsteadily.
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synonyms of walk #11 (permalink) Sat Dec 03, 2011 15:18 pm   synonyms of walk
 

Beeesneees wrote:
wandering - walking aimlessly with no fixed direct path.
pacing - 2walking at a steady and consistent speed, especially back and forth at a time of anxiety.
staggering - walking unsteadily.


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