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Could you help me with this?
In a paper, I read this: This paper analyzes the use of filled in pauses eh and uh employed by Brazilians speaking English as a second language at interviews of the Test of English Oral Proficiency (TEPOLI). The study is based on the theory of Prosodic Phonology by Nespor and Vogel and on the studies on filled-in pauses and the concept of fluency by Moniz, Merlo, and Scarpa. Besides being the basis for the study of the concept of fluency, the data offer major descriptive power to the test scale and, thus, contribute to the studies on the test validity and reliability.
My questions are: Shouldn't it be "(...)employed by Brazilians speaking English as a second language at Test of English Oral Proficiency (TEPOLI) interviews" instead of "at interviews of the Test of English..."?
And would it be possible to replace "The study is based on the theory of Prosodic Phonology by Nespor and Vogel and on the studies on filled-in pauses and the concept of fluency by Moniz, Merlo and Scarpa " with " The study is based on Nespor and Vogel's theory of Prosodic Phonology and on the studies on filled-in pauses and Moniz, Merlo and Scarpa's concept of fluency"?
Finally, why "the data offer major descriptive power to the test scale" and not "the data offer major descriptive power to the test's scale"?
Please, I really need your help.
Thank you very much
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For the third question, I think the author is using the noun "test" as if it were an adjective. It is normal in many cases for people to use nouns in place of adjectives in English. For example, in the common phrase "gym pool," I am using the word "gym" as an adjective to describe the pool, even though both "gym" and "pool" are nouns. I'm pretty sure "test scale" should be grammatically correct (as well as "test's scale").
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First question- Either one works.
Second question- Both ways of saying this are correct.
Third question- I believe that is a mistake. It should be test's scale.
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Please, anyone?
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