"How much money do you spend on ...?" Could you please tell me the meaning of this sentence?
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Jul 1, 2016 #1 "How much money do you spend on ...?" Could you please tell me the meaning of this sentence?
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Jul 1, 2016 #2 Piscean said: Come on, tufgoy. Can you not work out what How much (money) do you spend on clothes? means? Click to expand... There wasn't any word at the end of the sentence, so I got confused. They left it blank to be filled by any word like clothes. Is it correct?
Piscean said: Come on, tufgoy. Can you not work out what How much (money) do you spend on clothes? means? Click to expand... There wasn't any word at the end of the sentence, so I got confused. They left it blank to be filled by any word like clothes. Is it correct?
A andrewberlin Member Joined Apr 23, 2016 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country England Current Location Germany Jul 1, 2016 #3 I've noticed that learners sometimes get confused by those three dots ... (also known as the ellipsis), it means that the sentence has been cut and the ... refers to the missing part of the sentence.
I've noticed that learners sometimes get confused by those three dots ... (also known as the ellipsis), it means that the sentence has been cut and the ... refers to the missing part of the sentence.
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Jul 2, 2016 #4 Piscean said: Who are 'They'? Click to expand... The person who wrote that sentence. Last edited by a moderator: Jul 2, 2016
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Jul 2, 2016 #5 tufguy said: The person who wrote that sentence. Click to expand... Why did you use "they" (plural) to represent "the person" (singular)?
tufguy said: The person who wrote that sentence. Click to expand... Why did you use "they" (plural) to represent "the person" (singular)?
T tufguy VIP Member Joined Feb 4, 2014 Location India Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Hindi Home Country India Current Location India Jul 4, 2016 #6 emsr2d2 said: Why did you use "they" (plural) to represent "the person" (singular)? Click to expand... Because there could be more than one person who published that blog.
emsr2d2 said: Why did you use "they" (plural) to represent "the person" (singular)? Click to expand... Because there could be more than one person who published that blog.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Jul 4, 2016 #7 In that case, you should have explained who "they" were by saying "The people who published that blog".
In that case, you should have explained who "they" were by saying "The people who published that blog".