Sentence: Bill straightened up the office, pretending not to listen Bob's end...

[Gorann]

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ESL/EFL Test #67 "Business dialogue on the phone", question 8

Bill straightened up the office, pretending not to listen Bob's ......... of his conversation with his wife.

(a) end
(b) part
(c) words
(d) half

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ESL/EFL Test #67 "Business dialogue on the phone", answer 8

Bill straightened up the office, pretending not to listen Bob's end of his conversation with his wife.

Correct answer: (a) end

Your answer was: incorrect
Bill straightened up the office, pretending not to listen Bob's part of his conversation with his wife.
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Could you tell me what does this sentence mean?

[Alan]

Hi,

Thanks for that - we'll change it to:

Bill straightened up the office, pretending not to listen to Bob's ..... of the conversation with his wife.

This then means that Bill was doing other things to give the impression that he wasn't listening to what Bob was saying to his wife.

Alan
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[Luby]

Good Evening Sir,
What does 'Bob's end' means?I have heard some people saying 'How is everything in your end?' or 'not in my end' what does these phrases also mean?

[Kitosdad]

'How is everything at your end?' or 'not at my end.' What do these phrases mean?

These phrases are usually uttered during a telephone conversation. The "end" refers to your location, and how things are there.

Kitos.
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[Luby]

Good Evening Sir,
Thank for the clarification of the phrases.
I have noticed that you wrote 'what do these phrases mean?' but I wrote what does these phrases mean.I don't understand how does do comes here is this because of the word 'phrases'

Thank you so much!

[Alan]

Hi Luby,

We have to use 'do' because the subject 'phrases' is plural. What does this phrase mean? (singular) What do these phrases mean? (plural)

Alan
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[Luby]

Good Evening.
I see that Sir,that was what I was wondering.I thought because it has a plural so we have to use 'do' not 'does' as in 'What do these questions mean?' and What does this question mean'?

Thanks again!