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upheaval
Dear teachers,
Maybe you are in ccollege to train or retrain because you have recently experienced an upheaval in your life.
a. turmoil b. change
The given answer is 'a'. But I think 'b' is also correct. Is that right?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.
Jiang
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Re: upheaval
Well, you may be right that you can't imagine an upheaval without a change, but no, it is not correct, because it does not convey the same restricted meaning: a strongly negative event. With b), the sentence could be read very positively, which is a vast change in overall meaning.
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Re: upheaval
Think of an earthquake - the earth really does heave. (I don't know if that's etymologically correct, but it's a good way of remembering how 'earth-shattering' an upheaval is.)
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Re: upheaval
Hi,
Thank you very much for your explanation. So 'turmoil' is the answer. Is that right?
Jiang

Originally Posted by
konungursvia
Well, you may be right that you can't imagine an upheaval without a change, but no, it is not correct, because it does not convey the same restricted meaning: a strongly negative event. With b), the sentence could be read very positively, which is a vast change in overall meaning.
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Re: upheaval
Context is important. Please provide enough for us to be able to deal effectively with your question.
Your thread title should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.
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