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luciaC
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 Posted: Tue May 03, 2005 7:33 pm Post subject: Questions |
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1. I have my master's. Is it correct? Why do we have to use possesive?
2. She wishes to come with us. She wishes she could come. She hopes to come with us. What are the differences?
3. First Street is parallel to Second Street.
How can we ask a question?
What is First Street parallel to?
4. At the teather ticket booth, there are signs written"WILL CALL"
What does it mean?
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Bob S.
Joined: 29 Apr 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 04, 2005 9:50 am Post subject: Re: Questions |
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| 1. I have my master's. Is it correct? Why do we have to use possesive? |
"Master's", short for "Master's Degree", a degree belonging to a Master (of Arts {MA} or Science {MS}).
You could say "I have my Master's degree" or "I have my MS."
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| 2. She wishes to come with us. She wishes she could come. She hopes to come with us. What are the differences? |
She wishes to come with us. She wants to come with us.
She wishes she could come. She wants to come with us but cannot (maybe too busy).
She hopes to come with us. She wants to come with us if nothing prevents her (she expects something might stop her but hopes it won't).
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3. First Street is parallel to Second Street.
How can we ask a question?
What is First Street parallel to? |
That's fine. Or: What does First Street run parallel to?
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4. At the theater ticket booth, there are signs written"WILL CALL"
What does it mean? |
WILL CALL is where you pick up tickets you reserved beforehand by phone or internet order. |
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helen1
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Hi there,
I'm going to stick out my neck here a little as I think 'I have a masters' is also fine. It depends on the context.
In the UK we don't have a WILL CALL - we have a 'Ticket Collection Point/Office/Desk - or we just collect at the Box Office
- just thought you might like to know. |
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