Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Spurlock dined at McDonald
0 01 b 00 1: 02 b 00 During the filming, Spurlock dined at McDonald's restaurants threetimes per day, 01 b 00 sampling 02 b 00 every item on the chain's menu at least once.Also, if asked to Super Size his meal, he must. 02 br
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00 Question 1: Does 01 i 00 sampling 02 i 00 mean tasting? 02 br
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01 b 00 2: 02 b 00 Spurlock points out that although the lawsuit against McDonald's failed (and subsequently many state legislatures have legislated against products liability actions against producers and distributors of "fast food"), 01 b 00 much of the same criticism leveled against the tobacco companies applies to fast food franchises, although it could be argued that fast food is not physiologically addictive in the same sense as nicotine 02 b 00 . 02 br
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00 Question 2: Is there something missing in the above sentence? The bold part doesn't fit there, at least in my opinion. 02 br
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01 b 00 3: 02 b 00 A company 01 b 00 spinner 02 b 00 reported a significant rise in the software's usage inPakistan since the ban was imposed. 02 br
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00 Question 3: What does 01 i 00 spinner 02 i 00 mean? 02 br
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01 b 00 4: 02 b 00 Traveling further on by stagecoach, he was beaten by a driver forrefusing to 01 b 00 travel on the foot board to make room for a Europeanpassenger 02 b 00 . He suffered other hardships on the journey as well,including being barred from many hotels. 02 br
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00 Question 4: The bold part doesn't make sense to me. What does 01 i 00 travel on the foot board 02 i 00 mean? 02 br
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01 b 00 5: 02 b 00 When he was fifteen, his parents 01 b 00 put him on board a ship 02 b 00 for America to work there. 02 br
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00 Question 5: Is something wrong with the above sentence? I believe there is some problem with the expression 01 i 00 put him on board a ship 02 i 00 . 0-
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00 Question 1: Does 01 i 00 sampling 02 i 00 mean tasting? 02 br
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01 b 00 2: 02 b 00 Spurlock points out that although the lawsuit against McDonald's failed (and subsequently many state legislatures have legislated against products liability actions against producers and distributors of "fast food"), 01 b 00 much of the same criticism leveled against the tobacco companies applies to fast food franchises, although it could be argued that fast food is not physiologically addictive in the same sense as nicotine 02 b 00 . 02 br
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00 Question 2: Is there something missing in the above sentence? The bold part doesn't fit there, at least in my opinion. 02 br
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01 b 00 3: 02 b 00 A company 01 b 00 spinner 02 b 00 reported a significant rise in the software's usage inPakistan since the ban was imposed. 02 br
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00 Question 3: What does 01 i 00 spinner 02 i 00 mean? 02 br
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01 b 00 4: 02 b 00 Traveling further on by stagecoach, he was beaten by a driver forrefusing to 01 b 00 travel on the foot board to make room for a Europeanpassenger 02 b 00 . He suffered other hardships on the journey as well,including being barred from many hotels. 02 br
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00 Question 4: The bold part doesn't make sense to me. What does 01 i 00 travel on the foot board 02 i 00 mean? 02 br
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01 b 00 5: 02 b 00 When he was fifteen, his parents 01 b 00 put him on board a ship 02 b 00 for America to work there. 02 br
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00 Question 5: Is something wrong with the above sentence? I believe there is some problem with the expression 01 i 00 put him on board a ship 02 i 00 . 0-
Top answer
0 1. Sampling can mean that but in this case he ate the whole thing, not just a taste. Here it means that he had to try absolutely everything on their menu.
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0 1. Sampling can mean that but in this case he ate the whole thing, not just a taste. Here it means that he had to try absolutely everything on their menu. (and eat it all) 02 br
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00 2. It sounds odd as they have repeated the 'although'. I think it would be better as two sentences. Imagine the last phrase in brackets though and it works ok. It's just that you want to jmental
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00 2. It sounds odd as they have repeated the 'although'. I think it would be better as two sentences. Imagine the last phrase in brackets though and it works ok. It's just that you want to jmental
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0 1. sampling = trying; eating 02 br
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01 b 01 u 00 If 02 u 00 02 b 00 we had ham, we could have some ham and eggs 01 b 01 u 00 if 02 u
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01 cite 10 Jackson6612 12 cite 10 something missing 12 blockquote10 No, but this is one of those if-we-had-ham sentences. 02 br
01 b 01 u 00 If 02 u 00 02 b 00 we had ham, we could have some ham and eggs 01 b 01 u 00 if 02 u
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