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lamisadel
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hello dear teachers
I have recently downloaded a worksheet about expressing surprise
i found this type of sentences : how ugly is the alien !
how pretty is she !
but I know that it should be : how ugly the alien is !
how pretty she is !
how noisy the town is !
please tell me which is correct ?
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25 Mar 2010
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RabbitWho
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You �re right! To be honest though I think it �s a little old fashioned and it �s enough for students to use the much simpler phrases:
Wow! The alien is ugly!
Until very high levels at least.
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25 Mar 2010
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sclail
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Hi!
I agree with RabbitWho - it �s not worthwhile teaching structures such as:
How beautiful she is.
Because they are simply not used (except maybe in old context, such as the film Gone with the Wind). It �s really not english in use now.
Wow! That alien is ugly!
Would be better to express surprise
The structure:
I can�t believe how ugly the alien is!
is used but not so much for the immediate expression of surprise.
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25 Mar 2010
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colibrita
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Yep, they �re rather dated I agree.
How about "boy, is she ugly!" or " **** crap, she �s ugly" though best not to use that one!
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25 Mar 2010
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colibrita
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"goodness me, she �s so ugly!" or "gosh, she �s so ugly"
I �m amazed at how many Ss don �t know that you can use "so" to emphasise a characteristic
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25 Mar 2010
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