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Hi.

Question 1 :

The Base Sentence : She used a new instrument to help me to lift the car

which on is true ?

-She used a new instrument to help me lifted the car?
-She used a new instrument to help me lift the car?

.........................
Question 2 :


The Base Sentence :
i wonder why spiders are our friends >>> Why should spiders be our friends ?

in the view of this sentence are these true?

-Why should he be so disappointed.
-Why should you be so unwilling to change your mind
-Why should there are be so many traffic accidents.


.........................
Question 3 :

use "be" in this sentence.

-If I (Be) made such an offer I would certainly accept it.
........................


Thank u ;-)
 
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Question 1 :

The Base Sentence : She used a new instrument to help me to lift the car

which on is true ?

-She used a new instrument to help me lifted the car?
-She used a new instrument to help me lift the car?

In "Help+O+OC" structure, OC(Object Complement) always has to be either to infinitive(to lift) or a bare infinitive(lift).

Question 3 :

use "be" in this sentence.

-If I (Be) made such an offer I would certainly accept it.
........................
I think "If I were(was) given such an offer" is correct. It means a counterfactual conditional for the present or the future.
*"were" is more grammatical, while "was" is more colloquial.

 
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Thank You. Any other answer ?
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Any other answer ?...
It might be more polite to thank keannu for taking time to respond to your question or, preferably, clicking on

at the bottom right-hand corner of his post before baldly saying "Any other answer?"
 

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Thank you 5jj . I didn't want to be impolite ;-)
 

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Question 2 :


The Base Sentence :
i wounder why spiders are our friends >>> Why should spiders be our friends ?

in the view of this sentence are these true?

-Why should he be so disappointed.
-Why should you be so unwilling to change your mind
-Why should there are be so many traffic accidents.


.........................


Thank [STRIKE]u[/STRIKE] you;-)

Perhaps it's just me, but I don't see how any of these sentences relate to the one with the spiders.
 
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We must change these sentences with the pattern :

i wonder why spiders are our friends >>> Why should spiders be our friends ?

1. I wonder why he is so disappointed.
2. I wonder why you are so unwilling to change your mind.
3. I wonder why there are so many traffic accidents.

Thank u :)
 
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We must change these sentences with the pattern :

i wounder why spiders are our friends >>> Why should spiders be our friends ?

1. I wonder why he is so disappointed.
2. I wonder why you are so unwilling to change your mind.
3. I wonder why there are so many traffic accidents.

Thank [STRIKE]u[/STRIKE] you. :)

Well, why don't you have a go first?

In addition, I have already pointed out in post #6 that "u" is not a proper substitute for "you".
 

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Thank you for your help. my answers are true for question 2 ?
 

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OK, now I'm confused. Where are your answers? Aren't you supposed to formulate questions to the three statements? For example, as you've said:

I wo[STRIKE]u[/STRIKE]nder why spiders are our friends >>> Why should spiders be our friends?
I wonder why he is so disappointed. >>> Why ................................. ?
 

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-Why should he be so disappointed.
-Why should you be so unwilling to change your mind
-Why should there are be so many traffic accidents.
 

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Take another look at #3.
 

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which post? that didn't help me !:?:
 

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which post? that didn't help me !:?:

I meant that you should take another look at the third question.

-Why should he be so disappointed.
-Why should you be so unwilling to change your mind
-Why should there are be so many traffic accidents.

Also, don't forget the question mark.
 

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Thanks ;-) . Can you help me about that? which part of it ? how can i correct it ?
 

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[STRIKE]h[/STRIKE] How can [STRIKE]i[/STRIKE] I correct itno space?
Compare the first five words of your three sentences. one is different - and incorrect.
 
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