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mirelli
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heeeelp meeee
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Hi friends,
Always when I find myself in doubts I always ask you!!!
here we go:
By the time the boss arrived, the employees ____________for hours.
a) was waiting
b)have been waiting
c)had been waiting
d)is waiting
_____________ he was an hour late, he didn �t apologize.
a)because
b)even though
c)however
d)in spite of
hope you can help me
hugs from Brazil!!!  |
13 Apr 2010
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Lina Ladybird
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Hi,
c) and b) are the correct answers.
Regards, topolina
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13 Apr 2010
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lshorton99
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c) By the time the boss arrived, the
employees had been waiting for hours. The past perfect and expression �by the time � show a sequence of actions - one happening before the other.
b) Even though he was an hour late, he didn
�t apologize. �because � would indicate that the reason for not apologising was being late which makes no sense in terms of meaning. �However � is used to express contrast which is not the case here. �in spite of � is followed by the gerund or a noun phrase such as �the fact �.
Hope that answers your question!
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13 Apr 2010
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