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www0935
Joined: 14 Apr 2008
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 Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:32 am Post subject: Three questions |
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Hi, please help me with the following questions.
1. The thumb is the part of the body that _____ human being _____
other animals.
(A) tells, from (B) distinguishes, from
The answer is (B), but why not (A)?
2. The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is an occasion to celebrate the year's
harvest, _____ Thanksgiving in America.
(A) like (B) such as
The answer is (A), but why not (B)?
3. During his first voyage, he _____ a storm.
(A) gets caught in (B) gets involved in
The answer is (A), but why not (B)? |
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tyreless
Joined: 22 Jul 2008
Posts: 46
Location: Colombia
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| Posted: Fri Aug 08, 2008 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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Hello ww0395
I�d say the following
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1. The thumb is the part of the body that _____ human being _____ other animals.
(A) tells, from (B) distinguishes, from
The answer is (B), but why not (A)? |
Tell and say are used to refer to information that have been provided orally.
(1.1) The stewardes said, �Have a niece day�
(1.2) He told me to leave inmediately.
�distinguishes� is used to differentiate between two different things.
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2. The Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival is an occasion to celebrate the year's
harvest, _____ Thanksgiving in America.
(A) like (B) such as
The answer is (A), but why not (B)? |
Like is used to compare two things.
(2.1) One bee looks like the other.
�such as� is used to refer to examples:
(2.1) Fruits are edible plants such cherries, peaches and apples.
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3. During his first voyage, he _____ a storm.
(A) gets caught in (B) gets involved in
The answer is (A), but why not (B)? |
Perfectly honest I don�t know. As far as I can see �get caught in a storm� is an idiom that can not be expressed otherwise. To me "involved" has a sense of doing something voluntarily.
Hope it helps 
David
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