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Belly

#331254 Tue, 20 Feb 07 06:08 AM

I have 3 very simple question to ask you, expect for help:

1) I read a in a forum there's a sentence: (sorry, but I've forgotten what that forum is)

The people _________ there first , will get the best bargain
a) getting
b) That get

What is the correct answer? Why? Because according to the teacher book of the questioner, it is B but I still confuse b/c a is also correct?

2) Mary made mistake because she refused to listen to advice

Can we transform it like this? Mary's mistake ____________(resulted) the refusal to listen to advice (the word given is resulted)

I would did it :

Mary's mistake was resulted in by the refusal to listen to advice

Is it right or not, why?

3) By 1890, there were over 60 steamboats on the Missisipi Rivers,___________were quite luxurious

a) many of them

b)many of which

c) which many

d) many those

I still confuse between a and b , my teacher said b is correct. Why?

Belly

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CalifJim

#331272 Tue, 20 Feb 07 07:17 AM

The people that get there first will get the best bargain.

Stylistically there is no need to say "getting", which focuses on an action in progress. The people aren't in the process of getting there.

Mary's mistake resulted from the refusal to listen to advice.

from indicates a source. The source of the mistake is the refusal to listen.

By 1890, there were over 60 steamboats on the Mississippi River, many of which were quite luxurious.

You would use them if you had two separate sentences.

By 1890, there were over 60 steamboats on the Mississippi River. Many of them were quite luxurious.

CJ

CalifJim

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"There are no facts, only interpretations" - Nietzsche

Belly

#331275 Tue, 20 Feb 07 07:23 AM

Dear CJ,

The first sentence, I thought that was a relative clause, so we must add "getting" here?

The second, I 've learned that "resulted" only goes with "in"? It goes with "from", too?

The third, my teacher taught me exactly what you said, thanks a lot.

Belly

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nona the brit

#331321 Tue, 20 Feb 07 12:10 PM

resulted

resulted in - the next words tell us what the result was.

resulted from - the next words tell what caused this result.

The scarcity of drinking water resulted from the lack of rain over the winter. The scarcity of drinking water resulted in rationing being introduced.

nona the brit

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The name says it all.

Belly

#331334 Tue, 20 Feb 07 12:41 PM

Thanks nona

Anyone help me with question 1 and 2?

Belly

CalifJim

#331467 Tue, 20 Feb 07 07:18 PM

I thought that was a relative clause, so we must add "getting" here?

No. A relative clause does not require "getting" nor any other -ing word. You may be confusing relative clause with present participle clause.

CJ

CalifJim

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Belly

#331606 Wed, 21 Feb 07 03:41 AM

So what's the present participle clause.?

Belly

Clauses

CalifJim

#331635 Wed, 21 Feb 07 05:04 AM

Well, getting there first, for example, from your own post.

It's a group of words with an -ing form of a verb, usually the first in the group, used as an adjective.

CJ

CalifJim

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