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jasonlulu_2000
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 Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 6:35 am Post subject: no or not good |
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I'm just no good at dancing.
I'm just not good at dancing.
Which sentence is right from the native's point of view?
2. People are like apples. They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. On the outside, some of the apples may not ___look as delicious as the others. � As I was talking, Adam was examining each one carefully.
A. still B. even C. only D. ever
The answer given is B. But I don't know why we use "even" here?
Why not just say" some of the apples may not look as delicious as the others"?
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dragn
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I'm just no good at dancing.
I'm just not good at dancing.
Which sentence is right from the native's point of view? |
They are both correct and mean the same thing. Having said that, however, I can say that the first would be the more common choice of the two.
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2. People are like apples. They come in all different colors, shapes and sizes. On the outside, some of the apples may not ___look as delicious as the others. � As I was talking, Adam was examining each one carefully.
A. still B. even C. only D. ever
The answer given is B. But I don't know why we use "even" here?
Why not just say" some of the apples may not look as delicious as the others"? |
Actually, you could argue a reasonably good case for ever (D). That could be interpreted as meaning that some people will never look as attractive as others no matter how hard they try, or something along that line.
Using even seems to emphasize the idea that not only do some apples not actually taste as delicious as others, but they don't even look as delicious. Off hand, it appears you could very easily omit even and do no obvious damage to the meaning.
So why did the writer use the word even? Honestly, I don't know. But there is one thing I do know: good writers use every word for a reason.
Hope this helps.
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jasonlulu_2000
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| Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:57 pm Post subject: that helps me a lot |
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