From jjllambias@hotmail.com Sun Jun 03 20:05:43 2001 Return-Path: X-Sender: jjllambias@hotmail.com X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_1_3); 4 Jun 2001 03:05:43 -0000 Received: (qmail 50267 invoked from network); 4 Jun 2001 03:05:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.142) by l8.egroups.com with QMQP; 4 Jun 2001 03:05:43 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO hotmail.com) (216.33.240.147) by mta3 with SMTP; 4 Jun 2001 03:05:43 -0000 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Sun, 3 Jun 2001 20:05:43 -0700 Received: from 200.69.11.233 by lw8fd.law8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Mon, 04 Jun 2001 03:05:42 GMT X-Originating-IP: [200.69.11.233] To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Bcc: Subject: Re: [lojban] multiple choice questions Date: Mon, 04 Jun 2001 03:05:42 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Jun 2001 03:05:43.0239 (UTC) FILETIME=[3E1E9570:01C0ECA3] From: "Jorge Llambias" la ritcrd cusku di'e >"Would you rather have beer or wine with your meal?" i do zmanei le nu lo birje ji lo vanju cu kansa le do sanmi >"Is the doctor or the lawyer more likely to perform surgery this week?" i le mikce ji le flacre jai lakne fai le nu xadyka'a ca le cabjeftu >In the tutorials all of the questions are fill-in-the-blank. I haven't >seen a construction that allows you to give options. {ji} is the connective fill-in-the-blank. > >Any thoughts? Is one allowed to attach a (poi) clause to the (ma) >placeholder? Yes, ma is like any other sumti in that respect. But I'm not sure that would work. What would you put in the {poi} clause? > That could work, I think... Or maybe I should make the choices >parenthetical (to..toi)? Or better yet, put them in the prenex: i lo birje lo vanju zo'u do zmanei le nu ma kansa le do sanmi mu'o mi'e xorxes _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.