Alyeen
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- Joined
- Oct 16, 2013
- Member Type
- Student or Learner
- Native Language
- Korean
- Home Country
- South Korea
- Current Location
- South Korea
Hello,
I am a middle school student in Korea. Last week, I took a mid-exam and just wanted to check out one of English questions.
The question is to translate a Korean sentence into English and 5 points are allotted to this.
The answer that my English teachers defined is:
"I would like to take a walk rather than stay at home."
In the meantime, my answer was "I would like to walk outside rather than to stay at home."
Teachers say that my answer is completely incorrect for two reasons. First, 'walk outside' is not equal to 'take a walk', and second, 'to' is not supposed to be followed by rather than.
Is there anyone who can advise if my answer is completely wrong or a little bit worth even partial points?
I don't still understand why 'walk outside' cannot be used instead of 'take a walk'.
Thank you for reading my post. I appeciate your comments.
I am a middle school student in Korea. Last week, I took a mid-exam and just wanted to check out one of English questions.
The question is to translate a Korean sentence into English and 5 points are allotted to this.
The answer that my English teachers defined is:
"I would like to take a walk rather than stay at home."
In the meantime, my answer was "I would like to walk outside rather than to stay at home."
Teachers say that my answer is completely incorrect for two reasons. First, 'walk outside' is not equal to 'take a walk', and second, 'to' is not supposed to be followed by rather than.
Is there anyone who can advise if my answer is completely wrong or a little bit worth even partial points?
I don't still understand why 'walk outside' cannot be used instead of 'take a walk'.
Thank you for reading my post. I appeciate your comments.
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