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redkiddy  +  171293 Sun, 18 Dec 05 01:12 PM

Hi from Turkey,

Look at these questions:

1-The examination was going to be held ..........December 15,1995.

.ther answer is "on" and I gave the right answer but one of the options was "by" and I thought this could be also. Am I wrong?why?

2.If the necessary precautions are not taken ,  We............ a scarcity of electricity by 2000.

a) will face                  b) will have been facing             the answer is "b"  ,  why not "a" ?

3.Derek is said to have owned a cottage near the Channel.

a) everybody said that Derek used to have a cottage near the Channel.

b) people say that Derek has had a cottage a cottage near the channel

c) people say that Derek had a cottage near the channel.

the option c was not included in the options I added it. the answer is "b"  Why not the others?

Thanks......
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Philip  +  171364 Sun, 18 Dec 05 04:00 PM
 Redkiddy wrote:

Hi from Turkey,

Look at these questions:

1-The examination was going to be held ..........December 15,1995.

.ther answer is "on" and I gave the right answer but one of the options was "by" and I thought this could be also. Am I wrong?why? 'On' gives the exact date of the exam.  'By' is the last of a number of dates that it might be given.

2.If the necessary precautions are not taken ,  We............ a scarcity of electricity by 2000.

a) will face                  b) will have been facing             the answer is "b"  ,  why not "a" ? My native ear says (a) is correct.

3.Derek is said to have owned a cottage near the Channel. This tells me that 1) people talk; 2) Derek used to own a cottage.  I think it is a combination of a) and b).  Poorly written question, in my opinion.

a) everybody said that Derek used to have a cottage near the Channel.

b) people say that Derek has had a cottage a cottage near the channel

c) people say that Derek had a cottage near the channel.

the option c was not included in the options I added it. the answer is "b"  Why not the others?

Thanks......
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Clive  +  171365 Sun, 18 Dec 05 04:01 PM

Hi,

It must be exam time in Turkey, we are getting a lot of exam-related questions.

1-The examination was going to be held ..........December 15,1995.

.ther answer is "on" and I gave the right answer but one of the options was "by" and I thought this could be also. Am I wrong?why? You're right. 'By' would mean 'no later than'.

2.If the necessary precautions are not taken ,  We............ a scarcity of electricity by 2000.

a) will face                  b) will have been facing             the answer is "b"  ,  why not "a" ? Are you sure you typed this one right? A is clearly the answer. We'll overlook the fact that this is 2005. B involves quite a contortion of context.

3.Derek is said to have owned a cottage near the Channel.

a) everybody said that Derek used to have a cottage near the Channel.

b) people say that Derek has had a cottage a cottage near the channel

c) people say that Derek had a cottage near the channel.

the option c was not included in the options I added it. the answer is "b"  Why not the others? A is wrong because of 'everybody'. B is OK. C seems OK to me, too.

Best wishes, Clive.
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pieanne  +  171370 Sun, 18 Dec 05 04:09 PM

Another reason why 4. a) is not correct is that "is said" is a present in the passive voice, and "said" is a simple past.

 
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redkiddy  +  172483 Tue, 20 Dec 05 09:27 PM

You are right my friend exam time is soon,

Thank you all for enlightening me...............................
redkiddy
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