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Techniques and methods in Language Teaching > Can someone clear this doubt, please?
Can someone clear this doubt, please?
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HOLYMARY_852
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Can someone clear this doubt, please?
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�Due to heavy rain match was not sarted. � The students were asked to rewrite this sentence correctly in a recent test. What could be the possible corrections for this sentence?
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22 Sep 2009
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GIOVANNI
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I would put � � Due to the heavy rain the match couldn �t start or didn �t start. � �
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22 Sep 2009
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celia86
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Maybe: due to the heavy rain, the match was not started  |
22 Sep 2009
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silpont
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Agree with Giovanni " couldn �t start" or did not start.
Hugs.
Silvi :) |
22 Sep 2009
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mookie
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Due to heavy rain the match did not start.
I view �could � as an ability word. People can do things but objects can �t. This is why I would chose �did not � over �could not. �
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22 Sep 2009
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dareka1
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Due to (the) heavy rain the match was postponed/ cancelled / wasn �t held / started
�(I agree with celia86, the closest natural fit would be wasn �t started) (your sentence, "due to heavy rain match was not started" is news title speak where they chop off the non-necessary words and use only the core information hence the probable correct answer is - "due to the heavy rain the match was not started") |
22 Sep 2009
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savina noronha
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Due to the (heavy) rain the match was postponed/ did no start |
22 Sep 2009
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ballycastle1
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Or if you wanted to be really pedantic, you could write Owing to the heavy rain, the match was cancelled/postponed, although most people nowadays do not observe the distinction between adjective and preposition, and gloss both due to and owing to as because of. |
22 Sep 2009
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Zora
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Or - Because of rain, the match was cancelled/postponed. // The match didn �t start because of/due to (the) rain.
A rewrite or transformation doesn �t need to be literal... just have the same meaning.
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22 Sep 2009
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dareka1
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ballycastle wins. It should be owing to, but then again I also wouldn �t say �not started � so I �m not sure what �s going on with that one. �This is the close to the last post before the message goes off the cliff into the darkness of the faceless masses that are the Downbelow .. .. . .�
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22 Sep 2009
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