TOEIC listenning part II, set 14, exercise 3

English as a Second Language Listening, speaking, pronunciation and accent
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Hello to everyone,

I answered “Sure we couldn’t” to the 2nd question “We couldn’t skip the meeting, could we?”, but as correct answer is indicated “I’m afraid not; it’s mandatory”. I don’t understand why my response is considered wrong.

Many thanks in advance,
Francesco

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‘Sure we could’ is grammatically correct. There is no negative equivalent using ‘sure’. You would have to say something like, ‘I’m afraid we couldn’t.’

‘Mandatory’ means it is compulsory - it has to be done, so this is the ‘clue’ to the correct answer.

I appreciate that your title indicates which test, but in future (or if you have any further questions about this one) please can you provide a direct link to questions (by copying and pasting the URL)? Thanks.

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Thank you very much, Beeesneees, I’ve understood now.

Ok, in future I’ll provide a direct link to questions.

Regards,
Francesco