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The key answer of exercise Grammar 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 07 - Language focus 2 for the textbook Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave from Pearson Education

Question

What is the difference in meaning between the groups of sentences below.

Answer

  1. Sentence a is a neutral comment, while b is a negative comment.
  2. Sentences a and b are similar, however b suggests that there are 'more than enough' toilets.
  3. The number of friends implied in the sentences decreases from a to b to c.
  4. In a, some of the guests were not known to the person getting married, but in b, all the guests were strangers (an unlikely situation).
  5. In a, the speaker loves going to festivals and attends as many as possible, but in b, the speaker never goes to festivals.