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puzzle
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 Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 11:49 pm Post subject: imperative |
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Dear teachers,
Can you tell me if this sentence is right?
Do somebody go to close the door? |
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 7:17 pm Post subject: Re: imperative |
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| puzzle wrote: |
Dear teachers,
Can you tell me if this sentence is right?
Do somebody go to close the door? |
No, it is not right. You could ask someone to close the door and say,
"Could somebody go close the door?" or "Would somebody close the door?" or "Could somebody go and close the door?"
You could also ask if it has already been done. "Did somebody close the door?" "Did somebody go and close the door?" "Did somebody go (in order)to close the door?" might be okay too, but I would prefer the other two, myself. |
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puzzle
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| Posted: Sun Jun 19, 2011 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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But this is a translation exercise to practise imperative sentences. The original language actually means "Who could go to close the door?" Can we understand it this way?
Do go to close the door, somebody?
Thank you very much! I'm looking forward to the answer. |
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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| puzzle wrote: |
But this is a translation exercise to practise imperative sentences. The original language actually means "Who could go to close the door?" Can we understand it this way?
Do go to close the door, somebody?
Thank you very much! I'm looking forward to the answer. |
I am not very fond of translation exercises. If you want an imperative, I would expect, "Close the door, please" or "Someone please close the door" "Do go to close the door, somebody?" is not English. |
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puzzle
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| Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you veru much! |
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