Can't / cannot
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Message from jedi56 posted on 11-02-2015 at 17:29:26 (D | E | F)
Hello,
I have just finished 'English test #25884 and I have reached a mark of 60 because in three sentences I had to choose between 'can't' and 'cannot' and I failed... the three of them!
I always understood it was the same, we have two ways of saying the same thing but it seems I was misunderstood, could anyone bring some light on it?
Thanks in advance.
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Edited by lucile83 on 11-02-2015 17:38
Message from jedi56 posted on 11-02-2015 at 17:29:26 (D | E | F)
Hello,
I have just finished 'English test #25884 and I have reached a mark of 60 because in three sentences I had to choose between 'can't' and 'cannot' and I failed... the three of them!
I always understood it was the same, we have two ways of saying the same thing but it seems I was misunderstood, could anyone bring some light on it?
Thanks in advance.
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Edited by lucile83 on 11-02-2015 17:38
Re: Can't / cannot from razzor, posted on 11-02-2015 at 17:37:48 (D | E)
Hello,
Indeed the exercise is very ambiguous. You can use "can't" and "cannot" interchangeably ('cannot' being more formal and not often used in spoken English) like with any contraction.
You just need to be careful when forming questions.
For example:
Can't I come? (it is incorrect to say
Have a good evening!
Re: Can't / cannot from lucile83, posted on 11-02-2015 at 17:50:01 (D | E)
Hello,
In fact I deleted 'cannot' in the possible answers so that there is no more confusion. That test was not properly built, sorry.
You can take it again without any problem now.
Regards.
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