III. Inspire yourself
What did i miss?
My wife said, "PLEASE GO TO THE STORE AND BUY A CARTON OF MILK AND THEY HAVE EGGS, GET SIX". I came back with 6 cartons of milk she said, "WHY DID YOU BUY SIX 6 CARTONS OF MILK?" "THEY HAD EGGS"
A What did you miss?
1.Who are talking in the short conversation?
2. What did the wife instruct the husband to do?
3. How did the husband interpret the wife's instructions?
4.What do you think caused the misunderstanding?
B. Restate the instructions of the wife to mean two ways:
1.That she wanted six eggs bought.
2.That she wanted six cartons of milk
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Answer:
1.Husband and wife
2.To buy a carton of milk and eggs
3.He thought he should buy 6 carton of milks
4.The conveyed message is ungrammatically correct
B .
1.That she wanted him to bought six eggs
2.That she wanted a carton of milk