VERY IMPORTANT! REWRITING QUESTIONS. IS THAT SENTENCE GOOD?

[Anonymous]

HELLO!I AM PREPARING FCE AND I HAVE THIS EXAM 19TH JUNE. I HAVE DONE SOME EXERCISES BUT THE ANSWERS ARE DIFFERENT. COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS SENTENCE IS CORRECT?

"You will soon be a good driver if you follow my advice"said the instructor.

The answer of the book is: The instructor said I would soon drive well if I follow his advice

My answer: The instructor said I would become a good driver if I followed his advice.

[izabela]

Hi,

Your answer seems to be better than the one in the book. I would, however, use 'be' instead of 'become' to be consistent with the original sentence.

What is the book that you are using?

Iza

HELLO!I AM PREPARING FCE AND I HAVE THIS EXAM 19TH JUNE. I HAVE DONE SOME EXERCISES BUT THE ANSWERS ARE DIFFERENT. COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME IF THIS SENTENCE IS CORRECT?

"You will soon be a good driver if you follow my advice"said the instructor.

The answer of the book is: The instructor said I would soon drive well if I follow his advice

My answer: The instructor said I would become a good driver if I followed his advice.

[MikeNewYork]

Hi,

Your answer seems to be better than the one in the book. I would, however, use 'be' instead of 'become' to be consistent with the original sentence.

What is the book that you are using?

Iza

I agree with you that her answer was better. :wink:

[Tdol]

I'll third it- Izabela is right. It could be a misprint- books nowadays seemto be just spellchecked.

[Alidar]

Hello all.
I'm in favour of her answer too. The tense should step back once.

[Tdol]

Change one, then change them all.