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aliciapc
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Hi everyone, having seen how helpful everyone is here at the forum, I decided to ask for your help myself this time :
This is part of a CAE exercise :
" If we were more cautious we wouldn �t have this problem every single day ".
How would you rewrite this sentence beginning with " Were... " ?
I thought " Were we to be more cautious ... " but I �m not completely sure it �s ok.
Can you give me your opinion ? Thank you soooo much . |
20 Mar 2010
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lshorton99
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I would say:
Were we more cautious we wouldn �t have this problem every single day
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20 Mar 2010
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aliciapc
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Thank you Lindsay, always helpful ... You know why I doubted ? Because if the sentence were : " If we had more money we would travel " , wouldn �t it be correct to say :
"Were we to have more money we would travel " ? (of course, very formal ! )
Or would you say : " Had we more money we would travel ??" |
20 Mar 2010
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arlissa
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Both your answer and lshorton99 �s answer are correct depending on the level of formality you wish to use. Your answer would be the more formal of the two.
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20 Mar 2010
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aliciapc
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Thank you arlissa, that �s what I thought but I wasn �t sure !! What would you tell me about my second question ??
Thank you for helping !!  |
20 Mar 2010
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lshorton99
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I would say �had we more money � - �Were we to have more money � is again much more formal.
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20 Mar 2010
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lovemykids
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I would also say �Had we more money.... � though both are correct. Regards! |
21 Mar 2010
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aliciapc
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Thanks Lindsay again and compatriota too ! I think I �ll stick to the most formal one, as it �s usually what �s asked in such examinations. |
21 Mar 2010
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lshorton99
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I �ve been teaching CAE for quite a while and I �ve seen questions like that - the more formal version probably isn �t what they �ll ask for, although they should accept it!
Just thought I �d warn you!
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21 Mar 2010
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aliciapc
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From the many "use of english" papers I �ve corrected so far, it seems to me that sometimes they accept both, but I �ve also seen some keys where only one answer is accepted and it �s usually the formal one. That �s what I thought until you told me your opinion !
Anyway, the problem is this is a book whose key I used to have but lent and lost it and now I can �t get another one. That �s why I thought I �d ask here.
Thank you so much for your time and help ! |
21 Mar 2010
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