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이민주/2025-01-15

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I think it is fine to be ruled by a king and a queen. But if it is harsh, it should not be allowed. 1. My grandparents looked at it then smiled. -> What does ‘then’ mean? Does ‘then’ also do connecting role like 'and' in this sentence? 2. What does ‘spoil’ mean? 3. p39 - The grandmother is looking after her grandchildren? -> Don't I have to add ‘s’ behind ‘grandchild’? 4. Have you = have not -> If I want to do a positive answer, do I have to write 'have' instead of 'have not'? 5. Have you written a letter yet? -> Can 'yet' be used in this sentence? Shouldn't we change it to 'have you not' in order to use 'yet'?

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Hi, Minju! Thank you for the wonderful questions. I know using 'have' is quite complicated. We can discuss it more soon. See you later!

--Teacher Anji

I think it is fine to be ruled by a king and a queen. But if it is harsh, it should not be allowed.

>> I think it is fine to be ruled by a king and a queen, but if it is harsh, it should not be allowed.

1. My grandparents looked at it then smiled.
What does ‘then’ mean? Does ‘then’ also do connecting role like 'and' in this sentence?

>> In this sentence, both and/then are correct. There is a very slight difference.

My grandparents looked at it and smiled. = smiled almost the same time as they looked

My grandparents looked at it then smiled. = there's a short pause after looking before they smiled
2. What does ‘spoil’ mean?

>> Grandparents spoil their grandchildren.= The grandparents are very kind and generous and gives everything their grandchildren wanted including presents, etc
3. p39 - The grandmother is looking after her grandchildren?
Don't I have to add ‘s’ behind ‘grandchild’?

>> The plural of child is children, so more than one grandchild is grandchildren.
4. Have you = have not
If I want to do a positive answer, do I have to write 'have' instead of 'have not'?

>> Yes. Have not is only for negative answers.

example:

Have you been to the US?

> Yes, I have been to the US before.

> No, I have not been to the US.
5. Have you written a letter yet?
Can 'yet' be used in this sentence? Shouldn't we change it to 'have you not' in order to use 'yet'?

>> There's a difference between "Have you not", and " Have__yet".

> Have you not written a letter? - suggests surprise or a challenge.

> Have you written a letter yet? - more neutral inquiry about whether the action has been completed, and there was an expectation that it should have been written by now.