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29-05-2010, 06:20 AM
نظرا لاهميه الاسئله التى طرحت بخصوص منهج الصف الاول الثانوى والثانى الثانوى
وجدت انه من الواجب علينا وضع فهرس ورابط لتلك الاسئله وهذا للتسهيل فى البحث اقرا الاسئله واضغط على رابط السؤال الذى تريده
شوبيك لبيك اسئله موقع longman بين ايديك
اولا :مع القواعد وال vocabulary والاختيارى وتصحيح الخطا
قواعد
What are the correct answers? (1) Each one of them is absent, ......? (isn't he?) or (aren't they) (2) The infant is very hungry, .....? (isn't he?) or (isn't it?)
Sender
Hisham
Position
Student
These are very good questions, but I hope nothing like them shows up on exams. The first, in particular, is among the types of questions that professional editors love to argue about.
These answers are based on The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language and the corpus-based Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English.
Each one is syntactically singular and would usually take a singular pronoun in a tag question. Thus, if the sentence were
Each one of the boys is absent, isn’t he? or Each one of the apples is rotten, isn’t it? there would be no problem of agreement.
A problem arises because in modern English there is a strong tendency to avoid what is seen as ***ist language. Many people no longer see he as a gender-neutral pronoun.
The pronoun they has been used with a singular meaning since Middle English and is commonly used this way in informal language. However, many people still avoid such use in formal language.
Tag questions are more common in informal language than formal, so therefore, if I had to choose between these two, I would choose the second one: Each one of them is absent, aren’t they?
But in real life I don’t think I would say such a sentence to begin with. I would be more likely to say They’re all absent, aren’t they? and thus avoid the whole issue of agreement.
In the second sentence, the word infant belongs to a small group of words referring to a human that often take it when the *** of the person is unknown. (Baby, child, and fetus are also in this group.) Therefore, if I had to choose in an exercise or a test, I would answer The infant is very hungry, isn’t it?
In real life I would probably go up to the parent and say Why don’t you feed the kid?
ed 19/04/10
Choose
If I (see - will see - would see) the numbers on paper, it is easier to add them. Choose the answer. Please
Sender
2la23emad
Position
Student
The answer is see. If I see the numbers on paper, it is easier to add them.
This is a zero conditional, talking about something that does happen. In this sentence you could write When I see the numbers… and it would have the same meaning.
When the result clause (it is easier to add them) is in the present, the if clause takes the present.
ed 19/04/10
Correct
Can you explain more about the difference between "must" and "have to"? (Sec 2 unit 16)
Sender
Confused
Position
Student
There have been a lot of questions from Secondary 2 teachers about the modal verb must and the semi-modals have to and need to. Sometimes these can be used interchangeably and sometimes there is a difference. If you are writing exercises and exams, keep these points in mind:
In MCQs, write items so that only one choice is grammatically correct, OR
Give students enough context so they can choose the correct answer.
In other types of questions, when more than one answer is possible, allow for that in your answer key.
See the questions and answers (http://www.longmansec.com.eg/mat.aspx?MD=104&MID=2)in the grammar section of this website for examples of the above.
We are talking here about must used to show obligation or necessity or to give orders or strong advice. We are not talking here about must used to show certainty in a logical conclusion.
In Preparatory 3 and Secondary 1 grammar, must and have to were treated as equal in meaning in the affirmative. The emphasis in those years was on the difference in meaning in the negative. In Secondary 2 grammar, the emphasis is on the differences between must and have to and need to. But if you look back at the textbooks and tapescripts from Prep 3 and Sec 1, you will see that the rule is followed, though it is not stated.
Also note that these differences mainly apply to British English. If you read or hear American English, you will find that must is less often used, and this distinction is rarely found.
Again, in meaning must and have to are largely interchangeable. But there is sometimes a difference in where the obligation comes from.
Have to often refers to an external authority -- a regulation or order -- or circumstances that make something obligatory. In other words, as the Sec 2 SB states (page 102), when we cannot choose whether or not to do something.
My children have to study ancient history at school next year. (a school requirement)
My staff and I have to work twelve hours a day. (circumstances)
We have to be back in Cairo on Friday in time for our flight. (circumstances; our scheduled flight)
But laws and rules themselves are usually written with must.
In the first person, must is often used to express the speaker’s authority over himself. It is the speaker’s strong feelings or wishes that make him that feel something is obligatory. In other words, as the Sec 2 SB states (page 102), to express strong feelings or wishes. This "internal obligation" can only be in the first person in statements (subject I or we), or in the second person (subject you) in questions.
We must buy souvenirs for our friends. (my opinion or feelings)
We mustn’t forget that tourism is very important for Egypt. (my opinion)
Must is also used to give strong advice and orders to ourselves or others, and to give emphatic invitations.
You must clean your room before you go out with your friends. (an order.)
You must come visit us sometime soon. (an invitation)
In the negative, mustn’t and don’t have to are not interchangeable. Mustn’t means that something is forbidden. Don’t have to means that it is not necessary.
Have to and need to are often interchangeable to say that something is necessary. However, need to is more often used in the negative.
See exercises for unit 16 grammar (http://www.longmansec.com.eg/mat.aspx?MD=104&MID=2).
References:
Alexander, L. G. Longman English Grammar. (London: Longman, 1988)
Murphy, Raymond. English Grammar in Use, 2nd ed. (Cambridge: Cambridge Uniersity Press, 1994)
Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage, 3rd ed. (Oxford; Oxford University Press, 2005)
ed 03/05/10
Explain
In unit three and practice test (2) sentence N.(3) you used "by cash". I've checked Cambridge Online Dictionary and Oxford Dictionary and Longman Online Dictionary and I didn't find that they use "by cash". Please explain that. Thanks in advance.
Sender
h
Position
Teacher
Dictionaries report what is most common. But that doesn't mean that other prepositions are necessarily wrong. By cash is used, especially when followed by or credit card or when both payment systems are being discussed in the same passage. Please see the answer here (http://www.longmansec.com.eg/QuestAns.aspx?QA_ID=383).
وجدت انه من الواجب علينا وضع فهرس ورابط لتلك الاسئله وهذا للتسهيل فى البحث اقرا الاسئله واضغط على رابط السؤال الذى تريده
شوبيك لبيك اسئله موقع longman بين ايديك
اولا :مع القواعد وال vocabulary والاختيارى وتصحيح الخطا
قواعد
What are the correct answers? (1) Each one of them is absent, ......? (isn't he?) or (aren't they) (2) The infant is very hungry, .....? (isn't he?) or (isn't it?)
Sender
Hisham
Position
Student
These are very good questions, but I hope nothing like them shows up on exams. The first, in particular, is among the types of questions that professional editors love to argue about.
These answers are based on The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language and the corpus-based Longman Grammar of Spoken and Written English.
Each one is syntactically singular and would usually take a singular pronoun in a tag question. Thus, if the sentence were
Each one of the boys is absent, isn’t he? or Each one of the apples is rotten, isn’t it? there would be no problem of agreement.
A problem arises because in modern English there is a strong tendency to avoid what is seen as ***ist language. Many people no longer see he as a gender-neutral pronoun.
The pronoun they has been used with a singular meaning since Middle English and is commonly used this way in informal language. However, many people still avoid such use in formal language.
Tag questions are more common in informal language than formal, so therefore, if I had to choose between these two, I would choose the second one: Each one of them is absent, aren’t they?
But in real life I don’t think I would say such a sentence to begin with. I would be more likely to say They’re all absent, aren’t they? and thus avoid the whole issue of agreement.
In the second sentence, the word infant belongs to a small group of words referring to a human that often take it when the *** of the person is unknown. (Baby, child, and fetus are also in this group.) Therefore, if I had to choose in an exercise or a test, I would answer The infant is very hungry, isn’t it?
In real life I would probably go up to the parent and say Why don’t you feed the kid?
ed 19/04/10
Choose
If I (see - will see - would see) the numbers on paper, it is easier to add them. Choose the answer. Please
Sender
2la23emad
Position
Student
The answer is see. If I see the numbers on paper, it is easier to add them.
This is a zero conditional, talking about something that does happen. In this sentence you could write When I see the numbers… and it would have the same meaning.
When the result clause (it is easier to add them) is in the present, the if clause takes the present.
ed 19/04/10
Correct
Can you explain more about the difference between "must" and "have to"? (Sec 2 unit 16)
Sender
Confused
Position
Student
There have been a lot of questions from Secondary 2 teachers about the modal verb must and the semi-modals have to and need to. Sometimes these can be used interchangeably and sometimes there is a difference. If you are writing exercises and exams, keep these points in mind:
In MCQs, write items so that only one choice is grammatically correct, OR
Give students enough context so they can choose the correct answer.
In other types of questions, when more than one answer is possible, allow for that in your answer key.
See the questions and answers (http://www.longmansec.com.eg/mat.aspx?MD=104&MID=2)in the grammar section of this website for examples of the above.
We are talking here about must used to show obligation or necessity or to give orders or strong advice. We are not talking here about must used to show certainty in a logical conclusion.
In Preparatory 3 and Secondary 1 grammar, must and have to were treated as equal in meaning in the affirmative. The emphasis in those years was on the difference in meaning in the negative. In Secondary 2 grammar, the emphasis is on the differences between must and have to and need to. But if you look back at the textbooks and tapescripts from Prep 3 and Sec 1, you will see that the rule is followed, though it is not stated.
Also note that these differences mainly apply to British English. If you read or hear American English, you will find that must is less often used, and this distinction is rarely found.
Again, in meaning must and have to are largely interchangeable. But there is sometimes a difference in where the obligation comes from.
Have to often refers to an external authority -- a regulation or order -- or circumstances that make something obligatory. In other words, as the Sec 2 SB states (page 102), when we cannot choose whether or not to do something.
My children have to study ancient history at school next year. (a school requirement)
My staff and I have to work twelve hours a day. (circumstances)
We have to be back in Cairo on Friday in time for our flight. (circumstances; our scheduled flight)
But laws and rules themselves are usually written with must.
In the first person, must is often used to express the speaker’s authority over himself. It is the speaker’s strong feelings or wishes that make him that feel something is obligatory. In other words, as the Sec 2 SB states (page 102), to express strong feelings or wishes. This "internal obligation" can only be in the first person in statements (subject I or we), or in the second person (subject you) in questions.
We must buy souvenirs for our friends. (my opinion or feelings)
We mustn’t forget that tourism is very important for Egypt. (my opinion)
Must is also used to give strong advice and orders to ourselves or others, and to give emphatic invitations.
You must clean your room before you go out with your friends. (an order.)
You must come visit us sometime soon. (an invitation)
In the negative, mustn’t and don’t have to are not interchangeable. Mustn’t means that something is forbidden. Don’t have to means that it is not necessary.
Have to and need to are often interchangeable to say that something is necessary. However, need to is more often used in the negative.
See exercises for unit 16 grammar (http://www.longmansec.com.eg/mat.aspx?MD=104&MID=2).
References:
Alexander, L. G. Longman English Grammar. (London: Longman, 1988)
Murphy, Raymond. English Grammar in Use, 2nd ed. (Cambridge: Cambridge Uniersity Press, 1994)
Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage, 3rd ed. (Oxford; Oxford University Press, 2005)
ed 03/05/10
Explain
In unit three and practice test (2) sentence N.(3) you used "by cash". I've checked Cambridge Online Dictionary and Oxford Dictionary and Longman Online Dictionary and I didn't find that they use "by cash". Please explain that. Thanks in advance.
Sender
h
Position
Teacher
Dictionaries report what is most common. But that doesn't mean that other prepositions are necessarily wrong. By cash is used, especially when followed by or credit card or when both payment systems are being discussed in the same passage. Please see the answer here (http://www.longmansec.com.eg/QuestAns.aspx?QA_ID=383).