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    Question Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

    Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

    A quarter to eight.
    She can speak Spanish.
    The book that I want.
    Where does the bus go?
    How do you do?
    I bought a present for my brother.

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    Default Re: Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

    Quote Originally Posted by DOGAN GUNES View Post
    Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

    A quarter to eight.
    She can speak Spanish.
    The book that I want.
    Where does the bus go?
    How do you do?
    I bought a present for my brother.
    She can speak Spanish.
    3. The book that I want.
    4. Where does the bus go?
    5. How do you do?
    6. I bought a present for my brother.
    I am very confused. You have posted 11 sentences but the last 5 are the same as numbers 2 to 6.

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    Default Re: Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

    Quote Originally Posted by emsr2d2 View Post
    I am very confused. You have posted 11 sentences but the last 5 are the same as numbers 2 to 6.
    Sorry...that was my fault.I edited the sentences again. Could you please help me now?
    Last edited by DOGAN GUNES; 15-Aug-2011 at 21:11.

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    Default Re: Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

    Please try yourself first.

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    Default Re: Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tdol View Post
    Please try yourself first.
    How do you think that I didn't try? I wrote this message after trying a lot of times...

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    Default Re: Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

    Please give your answers- we don't answer assignments. We will discuss things, but we don't spoonfeed answers.

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    Default Re: Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

    Quote Originally Posted by Tdol View Post
    Please give your answers- we don't answer assignments. We will discuss things, but we don't spoonfeed answers.
    O.K...understand. I respect your rules and here are my answers:

    A quarter to eight.
    She can speak Spanish.
    The book that I want.
    Where does the bus go?
    How do you do?
    I bought a present for my brother.

    Can you please tell me my mistakes?

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    Default Re: Can anyone help me find weak forms in these sentences please?

    You're right, though, for example, in #2 and #5 you could stress the verb in some contexts- contradicting someone for example. However, in most contexts, they would not be stressed. I think you could take it further- what about I?

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