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izulia
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Help please!
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Hello,
Just a small question, sorry if it sounds a bit daft. Does this answer sound right?
Question: What is your favourite animal?
Answer: My favourite animal is a rabbit.
I understand you can also say: �I like rabbits � but what about the answer above? This is what the majority of my students would say, and I am not entirely sure if this is correct.
The same is with food:
My favourite fruit is a peach.
Thank you very much
Have a good day, night :)
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16 Jan 2012
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libertybelle
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I think that you use THE here:
Question: What is your favourite animal?
Answer: My favourite animal is the rabbit.
My favorite fruit is the peach - or I love peaches.
But it could be different from country to country.
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16 Jan 2012
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MapleLeaf
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I �d say: My fav. animal is a rabbit. The same with peaches. |
16 Jan 2012
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cunliffe
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It has to be the definite article, but most people will put it into the plural, anyway. �Rabbits are my favourite animals. �
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16 Jan 2012
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yanogator
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I agree with "the" if you use the singular, or cunliffe �s answer. You can also say "Rabbits are my favorite animal". If you say "My favorite animal is a rabbit", you are saying that one particular rabbit is your favorite animal. My favorite animal is a ferret. Her name is Ouizl and she �s amazingly cute and friendly. Bruce |
16 Jan 2012
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Olindalima ( F )
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Thanks Bruce
now, someone shows up speaking MY English - I was kind of depressive, cause I keep on correcting them to use the plural form.
Now , I know, I don �t know anything.
Anyway., thanks, all of you increase my feeling of confidence, I think I can say almost everything, ... it will be more or less fine... somewhere around the world.
Hugs
Linda
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16 Jan 2012
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