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Snapped by camera deal
• Do Hong Kong shopkeepers have a good reputation?
• What would you do if you thought you’d been cheated out of $4,000.
81. I decided on a suitable model, price at $2,600. But once82. the deal was made and had paid for by credit card,83. I was shown the superior model, clearly of better84. quality. This item was almost four times expensive -$9,625.
• 81. Someone else gave it this price.
• I decided on a suitable model, (which was) price at $2,600…
• Replace “price” with …• priced
81. I decided on a suitable model, price at $2,600. But once82. the deal was made and had paid for by credit card,83. I was shown the superior model, clearly of better84. quality. This item was almost four times expensive -$9,625.
• 82.• Did the deal pay by credit card?• Passive voice• … and had been paid for by credit card, ...
81. I decided on a suitable model, price at $2,600. But once82. the deal was made and had paid for by credit card,83. I was shown the superior model, clearly of better84. quality. This item was almost four times expensive-$9,625.
• 83.• Do you think this is the only superior model in the
world?• This is the first time we mention this superior
model.• Replace “the” with …• a
81. I decided on a suitable model, price at $2,600. But once82. the deal was made and had paid for by credit card,83. I was shown the superior model, clearly of better84. quality. This item was almost four times expensive-$9,625.
• 84.• What word is missing in this structure: “four times
expensive”?• Four times as/more expensive
85. I had not intended buy this more expensive camera,86. but because it was so much better, I eventually did.
• 85.
• Just as you would say “I wanted to buy”,you should say ...
• I had not intended to buy ...
85. I had not intended buy this more expensive camera,86. but because it was so much better, I eventually did.
• 86.
• Correct.
87. However, after I left the store, I saw in another shop88. the exact similar model for $5,505. I could not believe this!89. I returned back to the first store, but they said it was ‘their’90. price and they are not accept returns.
• 87.
• Correct.
87. However, after I left the store, I saw in another shop88. the exact similar model for $5,505. I could not believe this!89. I returned back to the first store, but they said it was ‘their’90. price and they are not accept returns.
• 88.
• “Similar” means almost the same.
• The word “exact” tells us that the models were more than similar.
• Use “the” for “same”, but “a” for “similar”.
• Replace “similar” with …
• same
87. However, after I left the store, I saw in another shop88. the exact similar model for $5,505. I could not believe this!89. I returned back to the first store, but they said it was ‘their’90. price and they are not accept returns.
• Return = go back
• You can correct this two ways.
• Replace “returned” with …
• went
• Or delete …
• back
87. However, after I left the store, I saw in another shop88. the exact similar model for $5,505. I could not believe this!89. I returned back to the first store, but they said it was ‘their’90. price and they are not accept returns.
• The only way to use the verb to be (are) and a verb in the active voice is in the present continuous.
• They claim this is their usual policy, so you cannot say “they are not accepting returns”.
• Replace “are” with …
• could/would/did/do
91. I upset not only because I was overcharged more92. than $4,000 (which are a lot of money for anyone),93. but also because these unscrupulous sales seem94. to lack of integrity in dealing with their customers.
• 91.
• “Upset” is being used as an adjective here.
• What verb is missing between “I” and “upset”?
• am/was/feel/became
91. I upset not only because I was overcharged more92. than $4,000 (which are a lot of money for anyone),93. but also because these unscrupulous sales seem94. to lack of integrity in dealing with their customers.
• Is money countable?
• Replace “are” with …
• is
91. I upset not only because I was overcharged more92. than $4,000 (which are a lot of money for anyone),93. but also because these unscrupulous sales seem94. to lack of integrity in dealing with their customers.
• Some HK students refer to people who sell things as “sales”, but this is incorrect.
• Replace “sales” with …
• salespeople/salesmen/saleswomen/ shopkeepers/sales assistants
91. I upset not only because I was overcharged more92. than $4,000 (which are a lot of money for anyone),93. but also because these unscrupulous sales seem94. to lack of integrity in dealing with their customers.
• Lack (verb) = He lacks integrity.
• Lack (noun) = There is a lack of integrity among HK salespeople.
• Is “lack” a noun or a verb here?
• Delete …
• of
95. I am told this is a common practice in Hong Kong. I am suggest96. that tourists be warned of these practices when they arrive at the97. airport. I also think that the government should be require98. stores to accepts return within three days purchase.
• 95.
• The only way to use the verb to be (am) and a verb in the active voice is in the present continuous.
• “I am suggesting” wouldn’t be appropriate.
• Delete …
• “am”.
95. I am told this is a common practice in Hong Kong. I am suggest96. that tourists be warned of these practices when they arrive at the97. airport. I also think that the government should be require98. stores to accepts return within three days purchase.
• 96.
• Correct.
95. I am told this is a common practice in Hong Kong. I am suggest96. that tourists be warned of these practices when they arrive at the97. airport. I also think that the government should be require98. stores to accepts return within three days purchase.
• 97.• Who should require stores to accept returns?• The government should, so we need the
active voice.• Delete …• be
95. I am told this is a common practice in Hong Kong. I am suggest96. that tourists be warned of these practices when they arrive at the97. airport. I also think that the government should be require98. stores to accept returns within three days purchase.• 98.
• You may or may not be familiar with the following structure: within (number + noun) of (noun).
• Ex.: You will receive a reply within 3 days of your interview.
• … within three days of purchase.