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 #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 31, 2011 13:47 pm Find the mistaken word |
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| Two words in this sentence have mistakes: one that you have marked and another that you haven't. In case it's homework, I suppose you should say first where you think the mistakes are? |
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 31, 2011 14:44 pm Find the mistaken word |
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| I have analyzed the sentence repeatedly and also the worlds. And this is my answer I don't know english at all.:) |
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 31, 2011 16:05 pm Find the mistaken word |
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Possibly: Trucks have replaced camels as the main means of supplying goods to remote north African Oases.
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| And this is my answer I don't know english at all.:) |
I doubt this helps any but I get that feeling often enough too. :)
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Oct 31, 2011 16:52 pm Find the mistaken word |
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| Thanks for your help Cristina. Probably learning process makes same feeling all of us. Anyway could you explain why we must add -s to the world "mean"? I think I couldn't catch something. |
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| #6 (permalink) Mon Oct 31, 2011 17:16 pm Find the mistaken word |
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Not quite sure I can explain it well enough. Basically, the word 'means' is a noun in your sentence and it means 'method'/'way'.
Have a look at this (See point 1.): http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/means -- Any clearer?
Anyway, I think Dozy will give you/us his opinion as soon as he gets around to it. (Thanks, Dozy)
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| #7 (permalink) Mon Oct 31, 2011 19:26 pm Find the mistaken word |
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| I agree with everything Cristina says. In addition, the capitalisation is dubious. I would write "North African oases". |
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| changing meaning with 'have' | MT abbreviation |
