An adjective starting with a 'p'

[Rachel Adams]

Hello

Is it possible to use the word 'planning'? The exercise asks us to use an adjective.
Harry got the part he was p....

 

[jutfrank]

No.

 

[Rachel Adams]

No.

Which word could be used in that sentence?

 

[GoesStation]

"Promised" would work.

 

[Yankee]

Could read/hear "Harry got the part he was planning on" or "......he planned on".

 

[jutfrank]

Which word could be used in that sentence?

I couldn't think of any single words that could fit until I saw GoesStation's suggestion in post #4. But even that suggestion is not an adjective. In fact, I don't think an adjective is possible in that position.

Where are you getting these exercises from?

 

[Rachel Adams]

I couldn't think of any single words that could fit until I saw GoesStation's suggestion in post #4. But even that suggestion is not an adjective. In fact, I don't think an adjective is possible in that position.

Where are you getting these exercises from?

It is from the book Activate It.

 

[jutfrank]

It is from the book Activate It.

So what does it say the correct answer is in the book's answer key?

 

[Rachel Adams]

So what does it say the correct answer is in the book's answer key?

I don't have Teacher's book but if I find it I will post the answer here.

 

[jutfrank]

I don't have Teacher's book but if I find it I will post the answer here.

I suggest you get a new book. One which has the answers.

And which has sensible questions.

 

[Rover_KE]

It is from the book "Activate It".

I can find no trace on google of a grammar book with that name. Please tell us more about it: author, publisher, date and country of publication.

Or just ditch it as jutfrank recommends.

 

[Rachel Adams]

I can find no trace on google of a grammar book with that name. Please tell us more about it: author, publisher, date and country of publication.

Or just ditch it as jutfrank recommends.

I asked my friend again. ''Activate It'' is not the name of the book. I am sorry. I was wrong. It was the name of the task they had to complete at school. This is the texbook they use at school. http://www.macmillanenglish.com/courses/new-inspiration/ The blue one.

 

[emsr2d2]

Did you ask your friend what the answer key says?

 

[Rover_KE]

Are you using this forum to help your friend with his/her homework?

 

[bubbha]

"proud of"?

 

[Rachel Adams]

Did you ask your friend what the answer key says?

I did. But we didn't find it. ''English Grammar In Use'' had several mistakes as the teachers on this forum told me. So I don't trust the books anymore. I prefer to discuss language-related questions with teachers on here.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Are you using this forum to help your friend with his/her homework?

When we don't get satisfactory answers from the teachers we post our questions on UE.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Hm. You're asking for an adjective that starts with P and comes after the words "Harry got the part he was . . . ."

Planning can be an adjective (I hate going to planning meetings), but I can't think of adjectives starting with any letter that would fit there. There are lots of adverbs (passionately praying for, particularly interested in), but adjectives are tricky.

Can partial be used as an adjective there?: He got the part he was partial to.

I don't know.

 

[Rachel Adams]

I have just had a look (admittedly quick) back through your threads. I couldn't find any teachers here telling you that "English Grammar in Use" had several mistakes. Can you give a link to the thread in which that was said, please?

In my question about present simple I asked if it was possible to use present simple instead of present continuous. The book suggested that only one of them was possible but one of the teachers disagreed with the answer given by the book. I am trying to find that thread.

 

[Rachel Adams]

That is a far cry from ''English Grammar In Use'' had several mistakes as the teachers on this forum told me"!

If the book tells me only one answer is possible and then I find out that there is another way of expressing the same idea I treat that statement of the book as a mistake. :-|