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A question for you!
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Zora
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A question for you!
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I have a student who has to make a sentence using this form...
"............. that, that, that, that, (that)....." (She �s not sure if it �s four or five "thats")
Example: "I said to him that, that, that cat....." (I get up to three thats and then I am stumped!)
Quite honestly, I cannot think of anything with that many "that"s! Or the teacher is delusional or I am brain dead  ... which could be quite possible since I am working 12 hour days!!
PS:
It �s an exercise for her WHOLE class!  It �s supposed to be a brain twister |
21 Feb 2009
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Cassy
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Maybe she uses too many "thats" in her native language. Have you ever paid attention while she speaks?
I mean... Somebody near her can speak like that.....
In Brazil some stds have "tics". They try to make imitative reproduction.....somebody�s style of speaking.
Hugs
Cassy
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21 Feb 2009
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Zora
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.... Noooo, it �s mine, please... don �t take it away from me... *clutches the crown to her chest* ...It �s my preciousss....
Ahem...
Okay good Ivona but I still need one or two more "that"s... |
21 Feb 2009
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Zora
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Hi Cassy,
No, it �s not "that"... it �s an activity for everyone in the class... the teacher is trying to be funny I think...  |
21 Feb 2009
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Mietz
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Bother - I should have left the house by now instead of browsing the forum  . I �m addicted... Maybe the teacher meant "had"...
Then look at that:
If Peter had had �had had � like Paul had had �had had � then the teacher would have approved of the had had, but Peter only had had �had �.
Need to run (actually cycle...). Mietz
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21 Feb 2009
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freddie
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I said that that crown is that Ivona chick that is always asking for that crown!
hee hee |
21 Feb 2009
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Ivona
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But Zora, you said 4-5, i gave you five! AND the crown! What more can you ask for! Now, please, be a good girl, and hand it to me. Or i will never ever again make you laugh and tease you and your brain, or bring sunshine and snowflakes to your inbox. Btw, could you open the vids?
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21 Feb 2009
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eng789
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He told me that, that that, that he was referring to, was next to the book. |
21 Feb 2009
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Zora
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Shucks... she is right... I didn �t see the one tiny "that" in the middle of the sentence! I guess that the crown goes back to her! *hands back the crown*
Gotta go guys,
See you on Monday! |
21 Feb 2009
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Apodo
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Ivona,
Your example was perfect. I �m impressed! 5 thats!
The best �had � example (11 hads) I know is this:
John where James had had had had had had had had had had had the teacher �s approval.
When correctly punctuated this is a good English sentence.;-)
John, where James had had �had �, had had �had had �. �Had had � had had the teacher �s approval.
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21 Feb 2009
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(as a noun) that THAT man does is horrible and inappropriate.