The word 'glass' has some meanings. The plural form of this noun – 'glasses' – can have 2 meanings: 1) 'a piece of equipment with two transparent parts that you wear in front of your eyes to help you see better' and 2) 'some containers made of glass that are used for drinking'. In the test, we use this word in the first meaning; furthermore, in this meaning, the noun 'glasses' is always used in the PLURAL form like some other nouns, e.g., SCISSORS / TROUSERS / JEANS / SHORTS / TIGHTS / PYJAMAS. Then, it should be mentioned that there is a collocation 'wear glasses': Most children hate having to wear glasses. And in the test, we see this collocation which proves our choice.
El mot 'glass' té alguns significats. La forma plural d'aquest nom – 'glasses' – pot tenir 2 significats: 1) 'una peça d'equip amb dues parts transparents que es porten davant dels ulls per ajudar a veure millor' i 2) 'uns recipients fets de vidre que s'utilitzen per beure'. En la prova utilitzem aquest mot en el 1r significat, a més, en aquest significat el nom 'glasses' sempre s'utilitza en plural com altres noms, p. ex., SCISSORS / TROUSERS / JEANS / SHORTS / TIGHTS / PYJAMAS. Aleshores, s'ha de mencionar que hi ha una col·locació 'wear glasses': Most children hate having to wear glasses. I en la prova veiem aquesta col·locació que demostra la nostra elecció.
| Task | Nicky always wears __________ . |
|---|---|
| Answer | 1 |
| a | glasses |
| b | a glass |
| c | glass |
| d | glassies |
| comment | The word ‘glass’ has some meanings. The plural form of this noun – ‘glasses’ – can have 2 meanings: 1) ‘a piece of equipment with two transparent parts that you wear in front of your eyes to help you see better’ and 2) ‘some containers made of glass that are used for drinking’. In the test sentence we use this word in the 1st meaning, moreover, in this meaning the noun ‘glasses’ is always used in the PLURAL form like some other nouns, e.g. SCISSORS / TROUSERS / EANS / SHORTS / TIGHTS / PYJAMAS. Then, it should be mentioned that there is a collocation ‘wear glasses’: Most children hate having to wear glasses. And in the test sentence we see this collocation that proves our choice. |
| topic | nouns |
| level | 1 |
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