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#448489 Sat, 01 Dec 07 10:52 AM

I have a sentence:

My classes____ from Monday through Friday

a)take place

b) happen

c) learn

I'm in two minds between "learn" and "take place" here, anybody help?

Anonymous

Hoa Thai

#448502 Sat, 01 Dec 07 11:57 AM

Hi Anon,

I would go with a) However, for simplicity and factuality, I would say, "My classes are from Monday through / to Friday."

Others might have different opinions.

Best,
Hoa Thai

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Yoong Liat

#448515 Sat, 01 Dec 07 01:15 PM

My classes take place from Monday through Friday doesn't sound right to me.

Yoong Liat

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Yoong Liat

Hoa Thai

#448533 Sat, 01 Dec 07 02:31 PM

Yoong Liat wrote:
My classes take place from Monday through Friday doesn't sound right to me.

Hi Yoong Liat,

Would you care to elaborate?

If the choices are only those three, we must chose what makes sense the most and I provided an alternative for the questioner to evaluate.

If I must use take place and rewrite the sentence, the following sentences are my choices:

My classes take place from today, December 1 to December 3.
or
My classes will take place from Monday, December 3 to Friday, December 7.

Take care,
Hoa Thai

Hoa Thai

Philip

#448555 Sat, 01 Dec 07 03:50 PM

Of the choices given, only "take place" makes sense. As mentioned above, however, it is awkward. My guess is that the person who wrote the test example is not a native speaker.

Philip

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Yoong Liat

#448574 Sat, 01 Dec 07 04:26 PM

Hi Hoa Thai

Philip has answered your question.

Thanks, Philip.

Yoong Liat