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#2 (permalink) Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:25 am was "he" missed there? |
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After waiting in vain for someone else to have a go at your question (I'm not the test author, after all), I'll give you my take on it, for what it's worth.
Like you, I would also insert the pronoun 'he' at the beginning of the last clause. |
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Conchita Language Coach

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#3 (permalink) Sun Mar 11, 2007 13:08 pm was "he" missed there? |
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. I'm not either, so I didn't. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#4 (permalink) Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:24 am was "he" missed there? |
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Quote: | When the accident happened all he could think about was attracting attention and started calling out at the top of his voice. |
When I read out this sentence I feel a brief natural pause after "accident"--so I would put a comma there if I wrote this sentence.
...but, I may be altogether wrong... :shock:
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#5 (permalink) Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:59 am was "he" missed there? |
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Tom wrote: | ...but, I may be altogether wrong... :shock: |
As it turns out, your doubts are justified, Tom, since the comma would go after 'happened' -- and that's probably what you meant. |
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#6 (permalink) Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:41 am was "he" missed there? |
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Conchita wrote: | Tom wrote: | ...but, I may be altogether wrong... :shock: |
As it turns out, your doubts are justified, Tom, since the comma would go after 'happened' -- and that's probably what you meant. |
Mea culpa, Conchita!!!
Yes, I meant "happened".
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What does "welfare" mean? | difference between slaughter and massarced |