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[Brenda10]

iFruit:

Brenda10:

Hi need help:


Nan Hua 2009 SA2 Q69:

Susan waited at the taxi stand. She read a magazine during that time.

DD: Susan read a magazine while waiting at the taxi stand.

Answer Sheet: Susan read a magazine while she waited at the taxi stand.

Is dd answer acceptable?

Thank you.

I think both are perfectly acceptable. I like your DD's answer for its brevity.

Thank you iFruit.

[pebble]

Hi all, need help with the following questions on Synthesis and Transformation :


1) All the shops close at ten at night. The restaurant is still open at that time.
_____________________________ except ________________

Which should be the correct answer ?

a) All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant .
b) All the shops close at ten at night except that restaurant .


2) This grey fish is not edible. The fish caught by the fishermen are edible.

_____________________________ except ______________________

a) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish .
b) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except that grey fish .

Thank you !!

[iFruit]

pebble:

Hi all, need help with the following questions on Synthesis and Transformation :


1) All the shops close at ten at night. The restaurant is still open at that time.
_____________________________ except ________________

Which should be the correct answer ?

a) All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant .
b) All the shops close at ten at night except that restaurant .


2) This grey fish is not edible. The fish caught by the fishermen are edible.

_____________________________ except ______________________

a) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish .
b) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except that grey fish .

Thank you !!

It should be

a) All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant .
a) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish .

After the transformation of the sentence, we should still be referring the subjects/objects in the same manner as the original.

[Tang]

pebble:

Hi all, need help with the following questions on Synthesis and Transformation :


1) All the shops close at ten at night. The restaurant is still open at that time.
_____________________________ except ________________

Which should be the correct answer ?

a) All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant .
b) All the shops close at ten at night except that restaurant .


All the shops. except the restaurant, close at ten at night.

or

All the shops close at ten at night except the restaurant.


2) This grey fish is not edible. The fish caught by the fishermen are edible.

_____________________________ except ______________________

a) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish .
b) The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except that grey fish .


The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except for this grey fish.

or

The fish caught by the fishermen, except this grey fish, are edible.

Thank you !!

Hi,

My suggested answers are in dark blue.

[pebble]

Hi Ifruit and Tang, thank you !

[atutor2001]

Hi Tang, is it ok if I remove the "for" :


The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish.

[Mathmaniac]

atutor2001:

Hi Tang, is it ok if I remove the \"for\" :


The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish.

Yes, you may remove the word 'for'.

[Tang]

atutor2001:

Hi Tang, is it ok if I remove the \"for\" :


The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish.

Hi,


I have inadvertently included 'for', but with or without 'for' is ok for this case.

[atutor2001]

Tang:

atutor2001:

Hi Tang, is it ok if I remove the \"for\" :


The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish.

Hi,
I have inadvertently included 'for', but with or without 'for' is ok for this case.

Thanks, but it sound a little funny without \"for\" and yet I can't remember if there is a need for the word \"for\".

[atutor2001]

atutor2001:

Hi Tang, is it ok if I remove the \"for\" :


The fish caught by the fishermen are edible except this grey fish.

Hi Tang, my apology, your answer with \"for\" is more appropriate. When to check my old grammar notes and found this :

\"If \"except\" is used after words such as all, every, no, everything, anybody, nowhere, etc., except and except for can both be used. Otherwise, we usually use except for\".

No wonder it sounded a little funny without \"for\".