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Corey
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Location: Canada
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I'm pretty sure that "If I was" in the second conditional would be accepted both on the First and Proficiency exams, as less formal does not mean incorrect. |
I'm pretty sure it would NOT be accepted on the TOEFL. |
Kinda demonstrates the weakness of the TOEFL exam 
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That would depend on one's stance with regard to change in language. Nevertheless, if we are going to be teaching a TOEFL prep class and the students have the goal of obtaining a decent score, then we as a teachers have a duty to help, regardless of personal fellings regarding the acceptability of new grammatical forms. |
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jud
Joined: 25 May 2003
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Location: Italy
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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Oh Heavens to Betsy.
If it's good enough for Michael Swan, It's good enough for little old me.
New grammatical forms????  |
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