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Directions:

In this part of the test, you will write ONE sentence that is based on a picture. With each picture, you will be given TWO words or phrases that you must use in your sentence. You can change the forms of the words and you can use the words in any order.

Your sentence will be scored on:

- the appropriate use of grammar, and
- the relevance of the sentence to the picture.

Question 2:

people   /   about

 

Try writing your sentence for this picture by replying below. Make sure it is a single sentence and uses both words/phrases ("people" and "about").

 

Cool  ~ Jason

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07th July 2008 10:10 a.m.
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In front of the modern building, 4 people are talking about something.

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07th July 2008 11:55 a.m.
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It appears that four people are standing in front of a building and seems that they are talking about some business.

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07th July 2008 11:55 a.m.
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Four people are talking about something in front of a glass-walled building.

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07th July 2008 11:56 a.m.
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People are talking about something.

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07th July 2008 11:59 a.m.
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There are four people who have conversation about something facing each other.

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07th July 2008 12:01 p.m.
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It appears that four people are standing in front of a building and it seems that they are talking about some business.
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07th July 2008 12:18 p.m.
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The people are talking about something to do with business.
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07th July 2008 12:20 p.m.
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There are four people who are talking about something in front of a building.

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09th July 2008 11:44 a.m.
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This sentence is fine, Dongwan. You could even show your knowledge of adjective clause reduction by removing "who are":

There are four people talking about something in front of a building.

That sentence would also be an appropriate answer.

Well done,

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09th July 2008 11:56 a.m.
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Several people standing by the building are discussing about something.

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10th July 2008 05:23 a.m.
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Several people standing by the building are discussing about something.

(We don't discuss about something, we just discuss it Cool)

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21st July 2008 10:08 a.m.
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Yeah, I just forgot it, sorry~
I will use talk, instead of discuss.
So the sentence will be " Several people standing by the building are talking about something."
Cheers~

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22nd July 2008 23:40 p.m.
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Perfect!
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23rd July 2008 04:25 a.m.
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Two of those people are about to leave.

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05th October 2008 23:11 p.m.
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Two of those people are about to leave.


-breewofdew

Good sentence, though I'm not entirely sure we can make the assumption from the picture. In that case, it's good to use a phrase like "It appears that" to show possibility rather than certainty.

I also think it's better to use "these" rather than "those", to focus on the people in "this" scene.

So perhaps an improved version of this sentence could be:

It appears that two of these people are about to leave.

I like your use of "about to" ~ that shows advanced grammar.

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05th October 2008 23:59 p.m.
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There are four people who are talking about a meeting agenda.

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06th October 2008 04:55 a.m.
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It seems that four colleagues are having break, they are discussing the new project about impact of technology on the environment.

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06th October 2008 13:48 p.m.
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Behind of the people, there are two young kids who are about to riding the bycycle.

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07th October 2008 01:16 a.m.
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People are talking about something in front of the building of which windows are made of mirrors.

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