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Per chi è già ben avviato al livello intermediate (B1/B2)
Ecco la nuova frase:
A ripensarci, Bob trovava ancora difficile credere che proprio suo fratello potesse aver commesso un errore così assurdo.
Buon divertimento!
Good evening prof,
“Thinking It over again, Bob still found It hard tò believe that’ his Brother could have made such an absurd mistakes”.
P.s prof, honestly I don’t know how to translate PROPRIO😔
“own”
Very good, Roby.
“Mistake” should be singular, of course, but I’m sure that’s a typo so I won’t punish you this time. 😂
Ohhh thank you prof🙏🙏🙏🙏.for not punishing me😉
Yes It was a typo mistake 😊
Sorry tony but for example
I find it hard to wake up early in the morning…it’s correct,isn’t it?
I find it +adjective…I consider it + adjective…ecc…I don’t understand very well
“It” is a “dummy object”, a “placeholder” that is used when verbs such as find, make, think, consider, and feel are followed by an adjective which isn’t the direct object of the verb (non trovi difficile ma trovi qualcosa difficile). “It” simply serves to provide a temporary direct object for the verb before the adjective comes in to the sentence. What you actually find difficult then becomes clear as the sentence unfolds.
Thinking again about it, Bob still found difficult to belive that his own brother could have made such an absurd mistake.
Thanks!
You’ve come very close today, folks! Well done.
I’d change the oder at the beginning and say, “Thinking about it again”
Remember that in the English you need “it” → Bob still found it difficult…
The rest is all good. 🙂
On second thought, Bob still found it hard to believe that just his brother could had made such a stupid mistake.
Thank you!
Hi Lenora.
As I said to Davide below, “On second thoughts” implies a change of mind and not just a reflection, so it’s not really appropriate here. What you need is something like, “Thinking about it again…”
Also, “just” as you are trying to use it in the sense of “proprio”, in this case doesn’t work either because it registers in the reader as “solamente”. The simplest way here is to say, “his own brother”.
Lastly, could had made → could have made.
🙂
Ok but I don’t understand why I have to say “could have made” if the first sentence is in the past (Bob found)
Primarily because “could had made” doesn’t exist.
Perfect! 😱 I made up a new verb tense!!
Thank you Prof!
Yes! 😂
“Could have + participio passato” is the standard form in English for “avrebbe potuto” or “potesse aver”.
Ciao!
On second thought, Bob still found it hard to believe that just his brother could have made such an absurde mistake.
A good effort here, Davide, but we need to make a couple of adjustments to sound really natural.
“On second thoughts” implies a change of mind and not just a reflection, so it’s not really appropriate here. What you need is something like, “Thinking about it again…”
“Just” as you are trying to use it in the sense of “proprio”, in this case doesn’t work either because it registers in the reader as “solamente”. The simplest way here is to say, “his own brother”.
🙂