Check yourselves

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Pick the option that best matches each sentence. There might be more than one option.
Try not to use dictionaries!

1. He had a problem with his pupil.
a) He had a problem with his student.
b) He needed an eye doctor.
c) He had a problem with his dog.

2. Say when!
a) Tell me when it’s going to happen.
b) Tell me when your glass is full.
c) Say the word when.

3. How is he called?
a) I just shout.
b) Jonathan, but his friends call him Buddy.
c) There is a special ritual. Don’t try this at home.

4. He was late for 5 minutes.
a) He died, but came to life 5 minutes later.
b) He was supposed to be there at 6 sharp but he came in 6.05.
c) He was late at first, but only for 5 minutes, when he magically turned back time and was no longer late.

5. This is dog.
a) We’re talking about Labrodors.
b) We’re talking about Korean food.
c) You don’t want to know.

6. It was the third course.
a) Ahh, college…
b) Aahh, dinner…
c) Ahhh, there was a third option! What do you mean, tertium non datur?

the right answers

are you sure?

1-b; 2-b; 3-a,c; 4-a,c; 5-b; 6-b.

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Comments

[Winden]

little question

5. This is dog.
a) We’re talking about Labrodors.
b) We’re talking about Korean food.
c) You don’t want to know.

5-b
Can you explain? It's about article? If we use article, then answer will be "a"?

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Winden, can "this is dog" refer to AN animal? Definitely not
Secondly, there might be enumeration of Korean food: «this is dog and that is fish».

[Winden]

I'm stupid)))

can "this is dog" refer to AN anima

Why? Only because of article?

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Winden, yep. dog without any article in this case means a kind of meat =) something that we cannot count, like water. any other questions?