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She'll ask what the university is like, may I say: She'll ask how the university is or is it completely wrong? Thanks. |
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If she is a school student looking to study at a university and asks a university student what their particular university is like then She'll ask what the university is like But, if your elder sister somes home from university for a vacation, and the younger sister asks how the elder sister is personally affected by university, then She'll ask how the university is i.e. this question is really 'how did you get on at university?' Does that help? |
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Yes, but I'm still a bit conused, . The sentence I translated was (well, they are strange sentences...):
Cuando llegue Mary, puede que quiera sentarse entre aquellos dos chicos y preguntarles qué carrera piensan hacer, si saben cómo es la universidad (...). The book says "what the university is like", my option is "how". |
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I think the book is quite right, and I can't see how you could use 'how'.
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Something occurs to me; she might want to determine whether or not they know how the University system "works"...
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I know it, but sometimes I forget it.
Hermit, I can't know Mary's purpose Last edited by irmamar; May 11, 2010 at 01:52 PM. |
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