Sentence 1: He asked the class to evaluate the prose in class.

Sentence 2: He asked the class to evaluate the prose before class or at some previous time.

 

Janet

 


From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brad Johnston
Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 1:43 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: What do these words mean?

 

Grammar Teachers (not Linguists),

 

1.)  What do the underlined words mean?

 

His class there consisted of thirty-eight teachers of English, most of them with long experience. As an introductory device, he asked this group to evaluate two paragraphs of written prose.

 

2.)  What do the underlined words mean?

 

His class there consisted of thirty-eight teachers of English, most of them with long experience. As an introductory device, he had asked this group to evaluate two paragraphs of written prose.

 

.brad.06nov09.


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