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vangiang_shmily

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Hi everyone,
I'm from Vietnam and I've just taken part in this forum.
Hope for your helps :)

I have a question.
Read the set of words given, and then choose the sentence (A,B,C,D) that is the best made

:?:1.Not only / our last holiday / be expensive / it / also / a disaster .

A. Not only our last holiday was expensive, it was also a disaster.

B. Not only is our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster.

C. Not only our last holiday was expensive, was it also a disaster.

D. Not only was our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster

I choose D but the answer in my book is B. Is there anything wrong here ? Plz help me

:?:2. All / people / village / give vaccinations / prevent / spread / the disease
A. All people of the village are given vaccinations to prevent spreading the disease

B. All the people in the village were given vaccinations to prevent the spread of the disease

C. All of the people in the village were given vaccinations to prevent the spread of the disease

D. All of the people in the village were given vaccinations preventing the spread of the disease.

In this question, I'm confused between B and D .

Hope for helps from everyone
Thanks in advance !
 

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Hi everyone,
I'm from Vietnam and I've just taken part in this forum. Welcome to the forum
Hope for your help[STRIKE]s[/STRIKE] :)

I have a question.
Read the set of words given, and then choose the sentence (A,B,C,D) that is the best made

:?:1.Not only / our last holiday / be expensive / it / also / a disaster .

A. Not only our last holiday was expensive, it was also a disaster.

B. Not only is our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster.

C. Not only our last holiday was expensive, was it also a disaster.

D. Not only was our last holiday expensive, it was also a disaster

I choose D but the answer in my book is B. Is there anything wrong here ? Plz help me You were right; the book is wrong.

:?:2. All / people / village / give vaccinations / prevent / spread / the disease
A. All people of the village are given vaccinations to prevent spreading the disease

B. All the people in the village were given vaccinations to prevent the spread of the disease Correct. They were given vaccinations in order to prevent the spread of the disease

C. All of the people in the village were given vaccinations to prevent the spread of the disease Also correct. They were given vaccinations in order to prevent the spread of the disease

D. All of the people in the village were given vaccinations, preventing the spread of the disease. Correct - with the comma. They were given vaccinations. This resulted in prevention of the spread of the disease.

In this question, I'm confused between B and D .

Hope for helps from everyone
Thanks in advance !

5jj
 

vangiang_shmily

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Since B and C are both correct, we can use both "all" and "all of", right ?
 
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