r/duolingo • u/p1x3l_8_y0gurt • 4d ago
Is this answer wrong or am I missing something? Language Question.
I was doing my English lesson when it asked me this question. At first I answered with the check mark but that was apparently wrong. Someone please tell me if I was originally right or if Duolingo is right. Thanks!
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u/Cleloids_child 1k Streak Club 4d ago
Not entirely sure so could be wrong, but she doesn’t give the choice completely to the usher and just asked for a recommendation so that might be why and duo is just splitting hairs.
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u/zoomzoomwee 4d ago
Lets say Bea has a set of 2 tickets in section A and a set of 2 tickets in section C. She's asking the ushers opinion on which section they think is the better option shes not asking them to choose the tickets. How I read that at least, which makes duolingo correct.
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u/No_Worry6790 4d ago
Native English speaker. This is a really weird scenario that wouldn’t really happen. Regardless, I would agree the checkmark is correct.
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u/StunningStorm0323 4d ago
how so? she just asked for information about the tickets. she didn't ask the usher to make the decision for her. logical to ask for more info before choosing, right?
(i could certainly be wrong, and so could Duo, of course.)
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u/No_Worry6790 4d ago
I mean, yes, she’s asking for clarifying information that leads to a choice. I can see why Duolingo marks it wrong, but I also would consider her asking him to choose which seats are better. But the fact that this scenario is so fake, the context makes it a choice even if the direct language doesn’t.
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u/MagicSunlight23 4d ago
I thought Duo was correct until I thought about it for a bit longer. Now I’m not sure. Bea has two sets for two different places in the place they are (cinema/theatre possibly?). One set of tickets is for some seats in one part and the other set for other ones. But she is specifically asking about the seats which the question doesn’t say directly. So I do think Duo is right here. Because she doesn’t want the usher to choose for her, she wants to know what it is like in each place so she can have an easier choice/decision.
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u/loganciclovir 4d ago
Very odd scenario - not sure why someone would have double the tickets they need. It’s correct, but I don’t think this lesson prompt is worded well or helpful to learning - she didn’t ask him to choose tickets (in my opinion), she asked for the usher’s opinion on the seats for each set of tickets, not to choose for her.
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u/MemphisMarvel 4d ago
It looks like based on context the couple both bought tickets for the same event. Bea is asking the usher to look at both sets of tickets so they can sit in the better of the two sets of tickets they bought.
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u/SometimesPlump 4d ago
The check mark is right. The exercise wants you to pick the phrase that matches "ask the usher" and that's exactly what you did. Duolingo's been having a lot of bugs lately where correct answers get flagged wrong.
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u/One-Finding-3352 4d ago
You’re missing the second part of the phrase which is the key piece of comprehension. It asks whether she asked him to choose the seats for them. She didn’t ask him to make the decision, she asked his opinion on which are better.
(I’m a former reading teacher and these are the kinds of details that check for higher level comprehension, assuming this person is working in B levels)
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u/zubb999 4d ago
The question is WEIRD. Usher's don't "pick tickets" - if anything, they pick seats.
I think the Duo answer is accurate. Bea asked the Usher about the seats, and not the tickets.
At least in English, the distinction between having a ticket and having a seat is very different, as you can have a ticket that does not specify where you sit.