Esercizio di analisi e correzione intermediate in inglese: Lost in Translation 24

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Are there any antique markets in the area?

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Born and raised in Malaysia between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore. Educated at Wycliffe College in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England. Living in the foothills of Mount Etna since 1982 and teaching English at Catania University since 1987.

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    1. Good, Rachele, but if you use the singular form, then you should use “an” and not “any”. The original would seem, however, to be an attempt at a plural subject.

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      1. Grazie della correzione.

        La frase interrogativa “C’è qualche mercatino di antiquariato nei dintorni?” va necessariamente trasformata, nella traduzione in inglese, in “Ci sono alcuni mercatini di antiquariato nei dintorni?”

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        1. No, not necessarily. There are two possibilities here:

          1) Are there any antique markets in the area/around here?
          2) Is there an antique market in the area/around here.

          Both are correct.

          My point was that the original sentence starts with “they” and then has “some” which gives the impression that the speaker is attempting the plural version rather than the singular one.

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      1. Tony I am home all day, unfortunately I do not work…. and I spend my time studying. When you write I’m at my desk studying so I’m quick,🤗

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          1. I have been studying English for about a year. I know I still have a lot to learn and remember😭, but I like it.

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