Taoufik CHAKIR
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can somone correct this phrase : "who are those boys ? "
Oct 1, 2017 8:25 PM
Answers · 6
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There's no mistake. I agree with Beni. If the test was about spelling, then the mistake was that you need a capital "W" in "Who....?"
October 1, 2017
2
This question is perfectly fine. What is it that you don't like about it?
October 1, 2017
1
The sentence is grammatically correct. You say you found the sentence in a textbook and with the instruction "spot the mistake". I have had an idea: Did the textbook have any illustrations? Perhaps the sentence is supposed to be describing a specific illustration in your book. For example, perhaps there is a drawing of some girls (not boys) or perhaps there is a drawing of just one boy (not multiple boys), so perhaps the sentence is not semantically correct for the particular context in your texbook. However, it is grammatically correct.
October 2, 2017
@Beni @Michael @Elisabeth Thank you all, for your constructive and generous responses. I think it is correct after all .. and that it has been some sort of a trick question ! Pedagogicly speaking i think these kind of questions are supposed to make the student criticise the content he is being taught and not just be a "spongy" learner :)
October 3, 2017
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