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Vincent Teo

#426853 Thu, 04 Oct 07 05:06 AM

Can I say,

(A) I wanted to buy some reference books because I would have a trial exam soon.

(B) I wanted to buy some reference books because the exam was coming soon.

(D) They helped her very much.

(E) She realized a girl who had fainted was my classmate.

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Clive

#426864 Thu, 04 Oct 07 05:54 AM

Hi,

A) I wanted to buy some reference books because I was going to have an exam soon.

(B) I wanted to buy some reference books because the exam was coming soon.

(D) They helped her a lot.

(E) She realized a girl who had fainted was my classmate.

Best wishes, Clive

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Neeraj Jain

#426881 Thu, 04 Oct 07 07:12 AM

Clive wrote:

Hi,

(C) She realized it was her schoolmate.

(E) She realized a girl who had fainted was my classmate.

Best wishes, Clive

Hi Clive,

Regarding sentence c, i guess that "it" is used for only non-living objects.

Can the sentence e be rephrased as "She realized that a girl who had fainted was my classmate" to bring more clarity.

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Clive

#426984 Thu, 04 Oct 07 02:02 PM

Hi,

C) She realized it was her schoolmate.

(E) She realized a girl who had fainted was my classmate.

Regarding sentence c, i guess that "it" is used for only non-living objects.

Can the sentence e be rephrased as "She realized that a girl who had fainted was my classmate" to bring more clarity.

C is fine and clear the way I wrote it. It's standard and correct usage to use 'it' to refer to a person that you are identifying..

eg Q- Who is it? A- It's Tom.

eg A blonde woman came into the room. It was Mary.

Best wishes, Clive