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I MADE AN EXERCISE BUT I'M NOT SURE WITH ANSWERS, CAN ANYONE CHECK IT?

lucaslucas — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:49:05 GMT

Structure reconstruction. ( dots mean that this part of sentence is not changed)

Reconstruct the following sentences (or pairs of sentences) in such a way that they are as similar as possible in meaning to the ones printed before them. Make all necessary alteraction. Use the info provided in the brackets.

1. Freda phoned Jack last night. (cleft sentence with emphasis on last night)

It was last night that Freda phoned Jack.

2. We didnât complain to the waiter about the food because we didnât want to embarrass our friends. (adverbial clause with so as)

We didn't ........... waiter so as not to embarass......

3. There are difficulties that must be surmounted before any agreement can be reached. ( non-finite clause)

There are difficulties to be surmounted.............

4. He didnât even phone to let me know he was not coming. This made me very angry. ( noun clause)

The fact that he didn't........ coming made me very angry.

5. We came within sight of Everest. Its summit has attracted so many climbers. ( relative clause)

We...... Everest, whose.....

6. The railway attendant assumes the train has been running too slow for the last 20 minutes. ( non-finite in passive structure)

this i just dont know how to change :/ maybe: That the train had been running too slow for the previous 20 minutes the railway attendant assumed.

7. A group of MPâs has advocated that the Government should set up a special commission of inquiry. ( gerundial structure)

A group.................Government setting up..........

8. He is to do the task. I recommend it. (subjunctive)

I recommend he to do the task.

9. Several people went to Paris this spring. None of them complained about the hotel. ( relative clause)

Several people, none of whom......hotel, went............spring

10. He tore open the letter and found a cheque for Å100 in it. (non-finite clause)

He .. letter finding..

11. What if you lose the ticket you have. Have you got enough money to buy another one? (suppose)

idk here but maybe: Suppose that you lose the ticket, have you got enough money to buy another one?

12. She is only crying because some soap went into her eye while her mother was washing her hair. ( passive voice)

here idk also but lets try: She was only crying because some soap went into her eye when her hair was being washed.

13. Penicillin was discovered in 1928. It helped to save many lives in World War II. (conditional- use but for)

i bet im wrong here: But for penicilin discovery in 1928 many lives would not have been saved in WWII.

14. We never thought he was that sort of fellow. (emphasis)

he i have serious doubts also: That he that sort of fellow was we never thought.

15. What a tasty cake this is! My neighbours commented. (reported speech)

My neighbours commented that what a tasty cake that was.

16. He lost two games early in the tournament. Despite this, however, he managed to carry off the championshim. ( co0ordinate relative clause)

He lost..tournament, despite which, however, he..

CAN YOU PLEASE CHECK MY ANSWERS?

can u guys help me with it? can you check my answers? please

lucaslucas — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:22:10 GMT

I tried to solve this lil test but i couldnt figure out all answers. Would you be so kind and help me with it? I have no answer key for it so I can't compare my answers with correct ones and im not sure of my answers :( I hope that u'll find some time to help :)

read the following text and cross out or circle unnecessary words. In each line there is one such word.

The prince of Walesâs determination to give up lunch for Lent shows out an admirable out

strength of good will, but is physiologically unsound. The metabolism of humans has has

evolved round so that we are omnivorous. It may sound unlikely, but we have a digestive round

system more closely related one to that of rats and pigs than carnivorous lions and one

wolves. People should have a hard hearty breakfast containing plenty of complex starches, hard

such as a porridge and cereals, together with some protein but not too much fat a

or highly refined sugar adding. Lunch is the safest meal in which to take the daily to?

allowance of fats and fruit juices. Most people need it to eat at midday because without it

sustenance at that short time even the most even-tempered can become difficult and even

demanding task. The balance is difficult â no lunch and the mood becomes vulnerable but the? ( idk which one, mayb e its not the :/)

too much heavy a lunch will induce deep somnolence a couple of hours later. When you 1st a

are starving as the metabolism slows down and the next meal is therefore treated by the as

body as though every other calorie could be life-saving and thatâs why fat is stored up. though

The old my advice to have a good, Followed in due course by light lunch and my

supper, is no better both for the psyche and physique than eating once a day like a tiger. no

Identify and correct mistakes. ( some sentences are correct , 5 if i remember well )

He a)warned us b)not to go on feet across the park alone c)as people d)had been

mugged there. b- by foot

It a)must be used in b)a well-ventilated room. C) Used otherwise it d)could be harmful. b- just cross out a

3. Warships also served as cargo a)ship until b)the 1600âs when they c)took on a d)more specialized military role. a- ships

4. The works a)of Thomas Eakins, an American b)realist of the 1800âs were notable for c)its vitality and painstaking detail. correct?

5. Princess Diana a)would have liked to b)have been there but she c)wasnât able to come d)to Windsor. corect?

6. a)A mecca for b)nature watchers, this bay contains a c)two-miles stretch of beach literally d)covered in animals and birds. c- two-mile

7. When a client a)approaches the company, whether he b)be a King or an ordinary member of the public, the c)companyâs team of designers d)sets to work. b- is

8. a)Fearing that the police b)wouldnât recognize him he never c)went out d)in daylight. b- would

9. a)Not knowing the language and b)having not friends in the town, he c)found it hard to give up d)work

b- not having

10. The day a) being fine b)Tom and I decided c)to go d)swimming.

correct?

11. He was a)arousing b)by the crash and c)client d)to his feet. a- aroused

12. a)Having bitten twice, the postman refused b)to deliver our letters c)unless we chained our dog d)up

a- having been bitten

13. You donât care a)about science fiction, b)do you? c)Oh yes, I like d)it.

correct?

14. The kidnappers a)threatened him b)to kill his daughter if he c)didnât pay the ransom d)at once.

a- threatened( just w/o him)

15. I said that if he a)could lend me b)the money I c)neednât go to d)the bank.

correct?

Structure reconstruction. ( dots mean that this part of sentence is not changed)

Freda phoned Jack last night. (cleft sentence with emphasis on last nigh)

It was last night that Freda phoned Jack.

We didnât complain to the waiter about the food because we didnât want to embarrass our friends. (adverbial clause with so as)

We.........food so as not to embarass............

3. There are difficulties that must be surmounted before any agreement can be reached. ( non-finite clause)

There are difficulties to be surmounted.............

He didnât even phone to let me know he was not coming. This made me very angry. ( noun clause)

The fact that he didn't........ coming made me very angry.

We came within sight of Everest. Its summit has attracted so many climbers. ( relative clause)

We...... Everest, whose.....

The railway attendant assumes the train has been running too slow for the last 20 minutes. ( non-finite in passive structure)

this i just dont know how to change :/ maybe: That the train had been running too slow for the previous 20 minutes the railway attendant assumed.

A group of MPâs has advocated that the Government should set up a special commission of inquiry. ( gerundial structure)

A group.................Government setting up..........

He is to do the task. I recommend it. (subjunctive)

I recommend he to do the task.

Several people went to Paris this spring. None of them complained about the hotel. ( relative clause)

Several people, none of whom......hotel, went............spring

10. He tore open the letter and found a cheque for Å100 in it. (non0finite clause)

He ..... letter finding.....

11. What if you lose the ticket you have. Have you got enough money to buy another one? (suppose)

idk here but maybe: Suppose that you lose the ticket, have you got enough money to buy another one?

12. She is only crying because some soap went into her eye while her mother was washing her hair. ( passive voice)

here idk also but lets try: She was only crying because some soap went into her eye when her hair was being washed.

13. Penicillin was discovered in 1928. It helped to save many lives in World War II. (conditional- use but for)

i bet im wrong here: But for penicilin discovery in 1928 many lives would not have been saved in WWII.

14. We never thought he was that sort of fellow. (emphasis)

he i have serious doubts also: That he that sort of fellow was we never thought.

What a tasty cake this is! My neighbours commented. (reported speech)

My neighbours commented that what a tasty cake that was.

He lost two games early in the tournament. Despite this, however, he managed to carry off the championshim. ( co0ordinate relative clause)

He lost.........tournament, despite which, however, he.............

Transformations. Rewrite each sentence starting as shown so that the meaning stays the same. Beginnings are provided.

Oliver asked Jenny why she hadnât taken part in the race the previsions day.

âWhyâ¦..haven't you taken part in the race yesterday â Oliver asked Jenny.

But for Helen, the play would be a flep.

Wereâ¦.The play be a flop if not Helen.

We still donât know what has happened to all the missing passengers.

We still have not accountedâ¦what to all the missing passengers has happened.

âShall I carry that bag for you, John?â said Paul.

Paulineâ¦.asked John if he should carry that bag for her.

It is not always easy to overcome difficulties.

Toâ¦overcome difficulties is not always easy

Lobster is a new experience for me.

Itâs the firstâ¦time I have a lobster.

Mary spends all her money on sweets, which is unwise.

Itâs â¦.unwise for Mary to spend all her money on sweets.

Although he studied hard, he failed the exam.

In spiteâ¦of his studying hard, he failed the exam.

We little understand the problem he has had.

Littleâ¦did we understand the problem he has had.

He always cheats in examinations which is dishonest.

Howâ¦he always cheats on examinations is dishonest.

Although it is sunny today, it may still rain tomorrow.

Sunnyâ¦as today is it may still rain tomorrow.

I met Mary as soon as I left home.

I had no soonerâ¦left home than I met mary.

His words may be sincere. However, I donât think he is telling whole truth.

Hovewerâ¦sincere his words may be, i don't think....

Her leg hurt so much that she fainted.

Suchâ¦did her leg hurt that she fainted.

You mustnât let strangers in when you are alone.

On noâ¦account must you let strangers when you are alone.

A single could appeared in the sky.

Inâ¦the sky should a single appear.

If you tell her my secret, Ill never speak to you again.

Tellâ¦her my secret and I'll never speak to you again.

The house is too big for me to live there on my own.

It is tooâ¦.big a house to live on my own.

Although I tried very hard I couldnât make them see my point of view.

No matterâ¦.how hard did i try I couldn't make them see my point of view.

I Believed you were the murderer because of this clue.

This clue ledâ¦..me to the believing that you were the murderer.

Joe doesnât like it when people treat him like a child.

Joe resentsâ¦ being treated like a child.

I wish I hadnât heard that.

Iâd rather youâ¦..did not say that.

May the President live a long time.

Longâ¦live the president

The Inspector Collins said they believed John was living in Malta at that time.

here idk the beggining because of poor copy, coz i mentioned before that Ive retyped all on my laptop, but i think it should start from John.... is believed to live in Malta at that time. i bet I messed sth up.

Re: real or unreal

Anonymous — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:33:41 GMT

Thank you.

You wrote:

If the preposition is in the middle of the sentence, [the pronoun] 'whom' would be necessary.

To me using the word "seem" in a "would" clause seems very peculiar. Omiting the word "would" from the "would" clause also seems peculiar.

To me, having a 'would' in a conditional sentence would stand out as 'wrong'. We only seem to use 'would' in a second conditional and rarely in a first conditional of the case involving mutual reciprocity like here.

If you would give me a pencil, I would give you a pen.
If you happened to give me a pencil, I would give you a pen.

real or unreal

Anonymous — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 06:45:14 GMT

Hi,

If you have an if-clause like the one below, does it have to be unreal and not real or some-extent doubtful?

I used/wrote this sentence to ask a question:
If the preposition was in the middle of the sentence, 'whom' seemed to be needed.

I used this sentence as sort of the reverse of the first conditional. Did I do right?

If the preposition is in the middle of the sentence, 'whom' seems to be needed.

This wasn't the focus of my inquiry though. I think this is an age-old? question but as I said at the start "If you have an if-clause like the one below, does it have to be unreal and not real or some-extent doubtful?"
If the preposition was in the middle of the sentence, 'whom' seemed to be needed.

How about this? Should a person writing a conditional sentence know how probable the 'if'?? factor?? is?

If he was in the park, he would be playing tennis. -- Oh, well, on a second thought, it would be hard to make a conditional sentence like this without setting up an unreal context and this should have 'were' instead of 'was'. Can you think of a situation where 'was' would prevail -- while maintaining the similar structure?

Re: Tense usage and subjunctive with "to remember"

Yankee — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 01:30:27 GMT

N5pn4cya wrote:
Please help clarify. Also, which one(s) of the following is/are correct:

1- I wonder if he remembers me. vs. I wonder if he remember me. (Should here be a subjunctive?) I'd say no. The sentence isn't conditional. It basically means "I want to know whether or not he remembers me".

2- Two days ago, he remembered whom I was. vs. Two days ago, he remembered whom I am. (Suggesting that the object "I" is the same person, in all respect, now as he was then two days ago. Is this okay?) It would be most common to maintain the past form (who I was).

3- He remembers who I am. vs. He remembers whom I am. (who or whom in the dative position when using "to remember"?) "Who I am", because "who" is used with the copular (linking) verb "be" and therefore refers back to the subject of the clause ("I").

Thank you so much!

Re: Discussion essay (Law)

Clive — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:47:41 GMT

Hi,

I've made some suggestions. This was interesting, but I'm not a lawyer.

Best wishes, Clive

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A contract may be defined as an agreement between two or more parties that is intended to be legally binding. The essential elements of a contract are: offer, acceptance, consideration (not required for contracts under seal), intention to be bound, mutuality, capacity and legality. Graw (2002 p. 34)

In my opinion, the elements of offer, acceptance and intent to be bound ~~present the main issues to this case.~~ are the major ones, so the discussion, ~~essentially,~~ will focus on these ~~three elements.~~

An agreement consists of an offer and acceptance. At least two parties are required; one of them, the offerer, makes an offer which the other, the offeree, accepts. Moreover, there should be a strong promise or intent that will become binding on the offeror as soon as it is accepted by the offeree. Graw (2002 p. 25)

The words 'offeror, offeree' are not standard. Have you found that other people use them in this kind of discussion?

Wenâs promise to sell laptops to Jo

Wen mailed a letter to Jo clearly stating and outlining ~~the~~ terms and conditions ~~of his promise~~. So, there was a promise on Wenâs part.

To distinguish an offer from a mere supply of information, see: Harvey v Facey [1893] AC 552 Privy Council

For an invitation to treat: Pharmaceutical Society (GB) v Boots Cash Chemists (Southern) Ltd [1952] 2 QB 795.

The decision was endorsed in Fisher v Bell [1961] 1 QB 394. Lord Parker (at 399):

âIt is perfectly clear that according to the ordinary law of contract the display of an article with a price on it in a shop window is merely an invitation to treat. It is in no sense an offer for sale, the acceptance of which constitutes a contract.â

Wenâs intention to honour his promise

It can be argued that Wenâs promise offering to sell the laptops to Jo was not necessarily legally binding at the time when Wen mailed his letter. However, because of the previous course of dealings between Jo and Wen, and because Wen facsimiled the verb 'fax' is widely accepted today a letter to Jo the following day to revoke his offer, and telephoned Jo on the 19th of March to confirm the cancellation of his offer, there was a presumption that the contract would be carried out as agreed.

I don't understand. Wen revoked and cancelled, yet there is a presumption the contract will be carried out? I guess I am missing the legal point here.

Australian Woollen Mills Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (1954) 92 CLR 424 High Court (at 457):

âwhat is alleged to be an offer should have been intended to give rise, on the doing of the act, to an obligation â¦ in the absence of such an intention, actual or imputed, the alleged âofferâ cannot lead to a contract: there, indeed, in such a case no true âofferâ.â

Communication of Wenâs offer

An offer must be communicated to the offeree before it can be accepted. Graw (2002, p. 48).

Wen mailed his offer to Jo responding to her enquiry. Jo ~~had~~ received and immediately replied to Wenâs letter. Thereâs no doubt ~~about~~ that Wenâs offer was properly communicated in this case.

An acceptance is a final and unqualified acceptance <<< so there is no other kind of acceptance, eg conditional? of the terms of an offer. To make a binding contract, the acceptance must exactly match the offer. The offeree or an authorised agent acting on the offeree's behalf must accept all the terms of the offer. Graw (2002, p. 67), Powell v Lee (1908) 99 LT 284 case.

Jo's acceptance

On March 19th Jo received Wenâs letter and immediately responded, agreeing to his offer herself. Hyde v Wrench (1840) 3 Beav 334

Furthermore, Jo agreed to all terms and conditions outlined in Wen's offer and communicated her acceptance via mail. In this case, the postal rule applies. The postal rule states that the acceptance will be complete as soon as the letter is properly posted. This rule was formulated in the Adams v Lindsell (1818) 1 B & Ald 681 case.

I think Jo acted within the guidelines of [...] when she responded to Wen's letter, effectively, accepting ~~Wen's~~ his offer.

Revocation of Wen's Offer

The revocation of an offer must take place before the offer is accepted by the party to whom the offer was intended. The withdrawal of the offer is ineffective until it arrives. Payne v Cave (1789) 3 TR 148; 100 ER 502 .

Just like an offer itself, a revocation of the offer must be properly communicated. The revocation can be communicated by various means. All that is required is that the offeree becomes aware of that the offer has been withdrawn. Graw (2002, p. 54),

Byrne & Co. v Leon Van Tienhoven & Co (1880) 5 CPD 344

Dickinson v Dodds (1876) 2 ChD 463

Henthorn v Fraser [1892] 2 Ch 27 (at 32)

Lord Hershell: â[a revocation] can be no more (?) effectual than the offer itself, unless brought to the mind of the person whom the offer is madeâ.

From the given facts we know Wen had facsimiled a letter to Jo revoking his offer before Jo received the letter and replied to it. Therefore, there was no offer at the time when Jo replied to Wenâs letter and hence, there was no acceptance.

It could ~~had been~~ be argued that Jo had no knowledge of Wenâs offer withdrawal. Due to the fault in her facsimile machine, the letter she received was unreadable.

I think it is reasonable to assume that most businesses operate fully functional appliances. In addition, facsimile was an acceptable means of communication between the two parties.

In my opinion, there was no contract between Wen and Jo in this case.

References

Graw, S 2002, An Introduction to the Law of Contract, Lawbook Co, Sydney

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Re: it/ them

Bokeh — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 16:06:42 GMT

Hi Nona,

Nona The Brit wrote:
team for plural - you may not like it personally but it is accepted as grammatically correct.

Accepted by whom? Can you provide a citation?

A Google search returns: "team is" 12.4 million; "team are" 1.2 million; that's more than 10:1 in favour of the singular. Even that is not truely representative since the "team are" search returns many grammatically correct sentences that do not comply with this context, such as: Two members of the team are skilled and experienced researchers.

Nona The Brit wrote:

Would you write an advertisement that said

Pensioners! They can get half price hair cuts...

instead of

Pensioners! You can get half price hair cuts ...

I wouldn't write either. Maybe: "Pensioners eligible for half price haircuts" (no pronoun needed here and the outcome is a little like a tabloid headline); or "if you are a pensioner, you are eligible for a half price hair cut" (this makes eligibility conditional to being a pensioner).

Grammar Geek wrote:
Bokeh, I don't understand your object to these. Can you try to explain why you think they are wrong again?

Hi GG

Everyone is in agreement over "them" and "its" so there's no point discussing those.

Grammar Geek wrote:

we do ususally use the singular for words such as "team" in this case, each of the individual members may have a different area of expertise, and I want to hear from all of them.

"Team" is clearly singular. If you were to want to use the pronoun "their" the sentence should be: Wonderland Park's gardening team members will offer their special growing tips.

As for using the pronoun "you" the problem is it doesn't have concordance with the antecedent "Fun Club members". Can you explain how you believe "Fun Club members" (third person) can take a second person pronoun in the subsequent sentence?

Re: if conditionals and using 'both of whom'

Doll — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 16:31:40 GMT

1) if he claims to be politically indifferent , would he allow violent criminals into his home? is it grammatically incorrect? Yes grammatically correct but meaning is strange a bit.

Re: if conditionals and using 'both of whom'

Curiouscharles77 — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:43:53 GMT

hi doll!

thanks for your help. these sentences are from a politics essay. from what i gather, your saying that 2) is grammatically correct. i was finding it confusing. i thought that if conditionals need to use the same tense. the first statment was edited (sorry). 1) if he claims (meaning that this is what he says to everyone) to be politically indifferent (supports neither the liberals nor the conservatives), would he allow violent criminals into his home? is it grammatically incorrect?

Re: if conditionals and using 'both of whom'

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:33:59 GMT

hi doll!