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sheeba
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| I'm with you on those ESL studies. Those were my initial two answers to the questions. And I'm English!! |
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wildchild
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Teejay
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Hi,
I was interviewed yesterday and thank God they offered me a place for the course.
Going back to the application task, the direction was - Spot the mistake in the following sentences and correct it.
1. She remarked a suspicious looking man in the doorway.
My answer: She noticed a suspicious looking man in the doorway.
The correct answer: She remarked that there is a suspicious looking man in the doorway.
2. It's not sure it will rain today.
My answer: It's not certain it will rain today.
The correct answer: I'm not sure it will rain today.
He explained that only a person is sure- I'm sure, he's sure
Guys, thank you so much for your ideas.
Let's close this topic now. |
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sheeba
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 2:51 am Post subject: |
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That's a shame cos I wanted to argue with your tutor's advice  |
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eslstudies
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 4:02 am Post subject: |
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| And it strengthens my belief that CELTA cannot be taken seriously. There are myriad ways to correct those sentences, not just one each! |
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dmb
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| He explained that only a person is sure- I'm sure, he's sure |
I'm not sure about that. |
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spiral78
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Can't I properly say that
"It's sure that he won't pass the exam?"
for example? |
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sheeba
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:40 am Post subject: |
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He explained that only a person is sure- I'm sure, he's sure
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How about sure as a fact- the fact is sure (if I can say that)- 'It's surely not going to rain'
no? |
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eslstudies
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| Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: |
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| To be sure. |
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dmb
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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.
Mark Twain, Letter to Mrs Foote, Dec. 2, 1887
US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)
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fluffyhamster
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Heh, you're under no obligation to keep coming back to thank us, Teejay!  We just like chewing over some things until all the marrow's gone and we're getting bone splinters in our gums.
I mentioned 'for sure', SJ brought up a few variants, subordinate clauses are possible | |
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