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nawee
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 Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 6:37 pm Post subject: the/an IELTS exam |
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Hello,
Which is the correct sentence?
He is taking the IELTS exam in June.
He is taking an IELTS exam in June.
He is taking IELTS in June?
Or maybe you could give me other better suggestions?
Thank you,
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hitori2k6
Joined: 20 May 2006
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Location: California, USA
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| Posted: Tue May 23, 2006 9:35 pm Post subject: Hi |
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Hi Nawee,
He is taking the IELTS exam in June.
He is taking an IELTS exam in June.
He is taking IELTS in June?
Your first example is best
"He is taking the IELTS exam in June.
I hope that helps. Bye |
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LucentShade
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 3:54 am Post subject: |
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| "the" is best here because there is one specific IELTS test that the speaker and the listener know about. Saying "an" means that he's taking one of many possible tests, like a practice exam, not the real/official test. |
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nawee
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| Posted: Wed May 24, 2006 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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Thank you hitori2k6 for the speedy reply and LucentShade for the additional explanation.
Nawee |
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