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English as a Second Language English Teacher Explanations (ESL Tests)
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Test No. [color=blue]incompl/inter-51 “Cinemas”, question 8

The theme of the second film is quite simply a … of the first.

(a) construction
(b) continuation
(c) continuum
(d) continuing

Test No. [color=blue]incompl/inter-51 “Cinemas”, answer 8

The theme of the second film is quite simply a continuation of the first.

Correct answer: (b) continuation

Hello! Help me , please to understand it. Meaning of word ?
Thank you
Pupil

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Hi Pupil,

‘Quite’ here means ‘totally’ ‘very’ and together with ‘simply’ means ‘very simply’ or ‘to explain something in the simplest way possible’.

Alan

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Hi Alan! Thank you for your help.
Pupil