It was really ______ Italian dish.

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-By the way, did you enjoy the dinner on the plane?
-Yes, I did. It was really _______ Italian dish. The dish can only be found in Italy. But they served too much, I couldn't finish even half.

What should be filled in the blank?
It was really an authentic Italian dish. / It was really authentic Italian dish. / It was really an Italian dish.
Which one is right?

 

[emsr2d2]

Which one do you think fits?

 

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Which one do you think fits?

It was really an authentic Itanlian dish. This is my answer, but there must be only one word in the blank. So, I don't know.

 

[emsr2d2]

Why do you think the sentence needs the word "authentic" at all?

 

[registered]

Why do you think the sentence needs the word "authentic" at all?

Oh! I forgot the context! SO sorry! I have edited the question, this time I add the context.

 

[emsr2d2]

That dialogue makes no sense with any of the choices. If it's really an Italian dish (authentic or not) then I don't see how it can be found only in Thailand.

 

[Tarheel]

Italian food that can only be found in Thailand? That would be like Thai food that could only be found in Italy.

 

[registered]

Sorry, another mistake.

-By the way, did you enjoy the dinner on the plane?
-Yes, I did. It was really _______ Italian dish. The dish can only be found in Italy. But they served too much, I couldn't finish even half.

 

[registered]

Sorry, a mistake.

-By the way, did you enjoy the dinner on the plane?
-Yes, I did. It was really _______ Italian dish. The dish can only be found in Italy. But they served too much, I couldn't finish even half.

 

[GoesStation]

There seems to be an error in the question. No single word can work.

Note that the only N in Italian is the final letter.

 

[registered]

There seems to be an error in the question. No single word can work.

Note that the only N in Italian is the final letter.

Thank you for your correcting.

It was really an authentic Italian dish. This is my answer. Is it right?

 

[Matthew Wai]

It was really an authentic Italian dish.

I think it is correct.

 

[emsr2d2]

It's poor grammar. The problem isn't the "an authentic" part. It's the "It's really" part. I notice with my Spanish students that they frequently use things like "It's really a lovely day" instead of "It's a really lovely day", or "He's really a great guy" instead of "He's a really great guy". Also, they use "really" instead of "actually", which would fit much better in your original.

- Did you enjoy your meal on the plane?
- Yes. It was lovely. It's actually an Italian dish, normally only found in Italy, so I was surprised to find it served on a flight from Istanbul to Paris.

 

[registered]

It's poor grammar. The problem isn't the "an authentic" part. It's the "It's really" part. I notice with my Spanish students that they frequently use things like "It's really a lovely day" instead of "It's a really lovely day", or "He's really a great guy" instead of "He's a really great guy". Also, they use "really" instead of "actually", which would fit much better in your original.

- Did you enjoy your meal on the plane?
- Yes. It was lovely. It's actually an Italian dish, normally only found in Italy, so I was surprised to find it served on a flight from Istanbul to Paris.

Thanks for your explaining.
Can I say it this way? "It is a real Italian dish"?

 

[emsr2d2]

You can say that as a standalone sentence but it still doesn't work in the context of your original dialogue. It means the same as "It is an authentic Italian dish".

 

[registered]

- Did you enjoy your meal on the plane?
- Yes. It was lovely. It's actually an Italian dish, normally only found in Italy, so I was surprised to find it served on a flight from Istanbul to Paris.

I don't think this is a flight from Istanbul to Paris, but it's possible a flight from Rome to some place... that's why the passenger thought the food on the plane was authentic, because it can only be found in Italy.

Back to the question.
-By the way, did you enjoy the dinner on the plane?
-Yes, I did. It was really _______ Italian dish. The dish can only be found in Italy. But they served too much, I couldn't finish even half.

What word can I fill in this blank?

If I change the question into "It was a really _____ Italian dish. The dish can only be found in Italy.", can I fill in "authentic"?

 

[emsr2d2]

It's grammatically correct. Here, "really" is simply an alternative to "very".

 

[Tarheel]

I think "spicy" should go in the blank. It should be one of the choices. (It's a better choice than "authentic" is.)

 

[GoesStation]

I think "spicy" should go in the blank. It should be one of the choices. (It's a better choice than "authentic" is.)

That would leave us with It was really spicy Italian dish. This is not a correct sentence.

 

[Tarheel]

I didn't say I wouldn't change anything else. Perhaps:

It was a really spicy Italian dish. And I like any kind of Italian food.