Re: Does the answer sound awkward? Hi, thank you for your answer with specific examples.
Actually, the dialogue I mentioned is the part of the English test.
They said Mom's saying as an answer is not proper. But I couldn't fully
understand why Mom's answer (if you had told me) is awkward.
In the given context, son is asking for permission that he sleeps over at a
friend's house. I just thought that Mom's answer is denying her son's request.
Mom might think "If you told me earlier that you want to sleep at friend's, I
would accept it. But all of sudden you told me, I can't let you sleep at friend's
.
I am not sure if you understand what I tried to say... |