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by: henh...@gmail.com - Tue, 1 Aug 2023 18:21 UTC

Students struggling with math would be overjoyed to learn
that there is _____ way to organize all the concepts.

(a) a
(b) the
(c) another
(d) nice
(e) great
(f) logical

____________________________

a TOEFL-type test requires that... there is ONLY ONE clear answer-choice.

Is there only ONE clear answer for the above problem ?

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by: Anders D. Nygaard - Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:20 UTC

Den 01-08-2023 kl. 20:21 skrev henh...@gmail.com:
> Students struggling with math would be overjoyed to learn
> that there is _____ way to organize all the concepts.
>
> (a) a
> (b) the
> (c) another
> (d) nice
> (e) great
> (f) logical
>
> ____________________________
>
> a TOEFL-type test requires that... there is ONLY ONE clear answer-choice.
>
> Is there only ONE clear answer for the above problem ?

Not a native speaker, but ISTM that (a) and (c) are both possible.

Would any native speakers care to venture an opinion?

/Anders, Denmark

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by: TonyCooper - Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:23 UTC

On Sat, 12 Aug 2023 14:20:51 +0200, "Anders D. Nygaard"
<news2012adn@gmail.com> wrote:

>Den 01-08-2023 kl. 20:21 skrev henh...@gmail.com:
>> Students struggling with math would be overjoyed to learn
>> that there is _____ way to organize all the concepts.
>>
>> (a) a
>> (b) the
>> (c) another
>> (d) nice
>> (e) great
>> (f) logical
>>
>> ____________________________
>>
>> a TOEFL-type test requires that... there is ONLY ONE clear answer-choice.
>>
>> Is there only ONE clear answer for the above problem ?
>
>
>Not a native speaker, but ISTM that (a) and (c) are both possible.
>
>Would any native speakers care to venture an opinion?
>
>/Anders, Denmark

(a) and (c) are fine.
--

Tony Cooper - Orlando,Florida

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by: Athel Cornish-Bowden - Sat, 12 Aug 2023 12:29 UTC

On 2023-08-12 12:20:51 +0000, Anders D. Nygaard said:

> Den 01-08-2023 kl. 20:21 skrev henh...@gmail.com:
>> Students struggling with math would be overjoyed to learn
>> that there is _____ way to organize all the concepts.
>>
>> (a) a
>> (b) the
>> (c) another
>> (d) nice
>> (e) great
>> (f) logical
>>
>> ____________________________
>>
>> a TOEFL-type test requires that... there is ONLY ONE clear answer-choice.
>>
>> Is there only ONE clear answer for the above problem ?
>
>
> Not a native speaker, but ISTM that (a) and (c) are both possible.

You are right. I expect they want (c), but there is nothing wrong with (a).
>
> Would any native speakers care to venture an opinion?
>
> /Anders, Denmark

--
Athel -- French and British, living in Marseilles for 36 years; mainly
in England until 1987.

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by: lar3ryca - Sat, 12 Aug 2023 19:59 UTC

On 2023-08-12 06:29, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
> On 2023-08-12 12:20:51 +0000, Anders D. Nygaard said:
>
>> Den 01-08-2023 kl. 20:21 skrev henh...@gmail.com:
>>> Students struggling with math would be overjoyed to learn
>>> that there is _____ way to organize all the concepts.
>>>
>>> (a) a
>>> (b) the
>>> (c) another
>>> (d) nice
>>> (e) great
>>> (f) logical
>>>
>>> ____________________________
>>>
>>> a TOEFL-type test requires that... there is ONLY ONE clear
>>> answer-choice.
>>>
>>> Is there only ONE clear answer for the above problem ?
>>
>>
>> Not a native speaker, but ISTM that (a) and (c) are both possible.
>
> You are right. I expect they want (c), but there is nothing wrong with (a).

What they want and which are acceptable are different, I think.

Depending on the desired meaning of the sentence, a, c, d, e, and f are
acceptable.

>> Would any native speakers care to venture an opinion?

--
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immediately before he examines you.

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by: Anders D. Nygaard - Sat, 12 Aug 2023 21:59 UTC

Den 12-08-2023 kl. 21:59 skrev lar3ryca:
> On 2023-08-12 06:29, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
>> On 2023-08-12 12:20:51 +0000, Anders D. Nygaard said:
>>
>>> Den 01-08-2023 kl. 20:21 skrev henh...@gmail.com:
>>>> Students struggling with math would be overjoyed to learn
>>>> that there is _____ way to organize all the concepts.
>>>>
>>>> (a) a
>>>> (b) the
>>>> (c) another
>>>> (d) nice
>>>> (e) great
>>>> (f) logical
>>>>
>>>> ____________________________
>>>>
>>>> a TOEFL-type test requires that... there is ONLY ONE clear
>>>> answer-choice.
>>>>
>>>> Is there only ONE clear answer for the above problem ?
>>>
>>>
>>> Not a native speaker, but ISTM that (a) and (c) are both possible.
>>
>> You are right. I expect they want (c), but there is nothing wrong with
>> (a).
>
> What they want and which are acceptable are different, I think.
>
> Depending on the desired meaning of the sentence, a, c, d, e, and f are
> acceptable.

Wouldn't d, e and f require an additional "a" to be acceptable?

Oh, and thank you all for the opinions.

/Anders, Denmark.

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by: lar3ryca - Sun, 13 Aug 2023 21:00 UTC

On 2023-08-12 15:59, Anders D. Nygaard wrote:
> Den 12-08-2023 kl. 21:59 skrev lar3ryca:
>> On 2023-08-12 06:29, Athel Cornish-Bowden wrote:
>>> On 2023-08-12 12:20:51 +0000, Anders D. Nygaard said:
>>>
>>>> Den 01-08-2023 kl. 20:21 skrev henh...@gmail.com:
>>>>> Students struggling with math would be overjoyed to learn
>>>>> that there is _____ way to organize all the concepts.
>>>>>
>>>>> (a) a
>>>>> (b) the
>>>>> (c) another
>>>>> (d) nice
>>>>> (e) great
>>>>> (f) logical
>>>>>
>>>>> ____________________________
>>>>>
>>>>> a TOEFL-type test requires that... there is ONLY ONE clear
>>>>> answer-choice.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there only ONE clear answer for the above problem ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Not a native speaker, but ISTM that (a) and (c) are both possible.
>>>
>>> You are right. I expect they want (c), but there is nothing wrong
>>> with (a).
>>
>> What they want and which are acceptable are different, I think.
>>
>> Depending on the desired meaning of the sentence, a, c, d, e, and f
>> are acceptable.

oops. indeed it would. Not paying sufficient attention, me.

> Wouldn't d, e and f require an additional "a" to be acceptable?
>
> Oh, and thank you all for the opinions.

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Re: a TOEFL-type test requires that...	Anders D. Nygaard
Re: a TOEFL-type test requires that...	TonyCooper
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Re: a TOEFL-type test requires that...	lar3ryca
Re: a TOEFL-type test requires that...	Anders D. Nygaard
Re: a TOEFL-type test requires that...	lar3ryca