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dido4 · Joined: 23 Dec 2005 Posts: 277

This is from a test:

A:Our school team won the basketball game yesterday.
B:Yeah. I ________ it. I am proud of them.
(A)hear from (B) heard from (C) hear about (D) heard about
-->The answer is (D)

Q1:Are the answers (A)(B)(C) right? I mean the answers are A, B C, D.(All of them)

Q2: What are the differences between hear from and hear about?
Aren't they the same?

Thank you

Kristea · Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 4:08 am Post subject:

Given the contect A, B,and C would never be right for that blank.

"Hear from" is used to express the idea of talking to a person or place. (What do you from you mother these days? What do you hear from your the company you applied to?) Usually, we use this phrase in the past tense - heard from - though. (Have you heard from the doctor?

"Hear about" is used to express the idea of learning information. (Did you head about the party?) This can also be used in past tense. (What did you hear about the test next week?)

Hope that helps - Kristi
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