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steph30
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what..from
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I�m preparing a lesson plan about global warming and in a book, there is one sentence which sounds a bit weird to me:
say what each of these greenhouse gases come from.
what do you think?
thanks
xx stef
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29 Jan 2009
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labellevie
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yes, that sounds very odd... I think it should be
�say where each of these greenhouse gases come from�, but even that is a little odd, as the point is to identify how the gases are generated.
I would put it
- � explain how each of these greenhouse gases are produced� if it is about the actual process of generation, or
- �give the source of each greenhouse gas� if it is about the source (e.g. traffic pollution, coal burning etc.)
Hope this helps
Jonquil
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29 Jan 2009
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steph30
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thanks, it�s also what I thought, I found it in "impact terminales" ... |
29 Jan 2009
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labellevie
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I often find mistakes in the text books for the BAC... I still find references to �keen on�, �fond of� and �I practice football�, which I don�t think any anglophones use anymore (except maybe my grandmother!).
Glad it helped,
JQ
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29 Jan 2009
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goodnesses
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Hi, stefsim59
I think the only problem in this sentence is the missing "s".
The sentence should be:
Say what each of these greenhouse gases comes from.
If you are pointing the use of �what�, I am sure it is correct because the greenhouse gases do not move and come from some place but they are the results of some action and scientifically speaking of the interaction/reaction of some other matter. Thus the use of "what" instead of "where"
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30 Jan 2009
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