My teacher insists that the answer is 5, but I think it’s 3. (Question 63)

That's a really basic mistake made by your teacher. I really question their credentials.

Its 3

You’re right. I’ve had to give tests and grade plenty of times. Often you’re using a grading sheet and you quickly go down the line. So many tests have been wrong or the answers are wrong. Shocking how many mistakes… also, if using a grading sheet, the teacher could have looked at the wrong number and graded the wrong answer. Or. The teacher is just wrong.

5 is definitely wrong. I would have also answered with 3 if given that question. Difficulty is a noun, not an adjective, and thus should either have an article precede it or be turned into its adjective form, difficult.

In US English, you could say "It would be *a* difficulty," but you need the *a* because *difficulty* is a noun. In this case, though, both 3 and 5 would be correct. There is no instance where "it would be difficulty" would be correct and "it would be difficult" would be incorrect.

Difficulty is a noun and the structure clearly calls for an adjective. You're right and your teacher is wrong. I guess they thought it had the same -y suffix as in "squishy" and "fuzzy"? But it doesn't. It has a shortened version of the -ty or -ity suffix that turns adjectives into nouns. TwT https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/difficulty

5 cannot be the correct answer here, in any way - you are correct.

Your teacher is dead wrong.

This is infuriating! I mean, who the hell uses numbers instead of letters for multiple choice questions?

You are correct, but this a bit funny to me, because you can say: "In some cases, English **may even be difficult** for some teachers to get right consistently."

Did you talk to your teacher? They could have just thought they were grading question 62 again (i.e., mixed up their grading). Obviously the answer for question 63 is #3.

Your teacher is fucking CAPPING, I'm so sorry man, you're correct

Your teacher is regarded

Your teacher is wrong, difficulty is a noun, difficult is an adjective and is correct

You are absolutely correct, and if your teacher doesn't agree they should reconsider their career choices.

You’re correct. Your teacher goofing something as fundamental as ad adjective being appropriate here makes me worry about their credentials.

You are right, and your teacher is wrong. Additionally. 62 should be "when about to shake hands," not, "about when to shake hands". Edited to fix punctuation

Get a better English Teacher ( I'm kidding )

If there's 1 thing I've learned from this subreddit, it's that some English teachers don't know English

What the hell... can't be anything but 3.

Feels like you're from an ESL country. I experience similar stuff all the time.

"Difficult" is an adjective PERIOD "Difficulty" is a noun. PRRIOD I have great difficulty with your difficult teacher's insistence that you chose the wrong answer.

Tell them you are having difficulty (😏) understanding why they believe this to be the correct answer.

Difficulty can be "had" and difficult is "be".

Off topic but can't 3 also be the correct answer for 61?

3 shall be the number thou shalt mark correct, and the number thou shalt mark correct shall be 3. 1 shalt thou not mark correct, excepting that thou knowest that the most correct answer is 3. 5 is right out. Once the number 3, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy teacher, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.

i see Sarabun, i click. "may even be difficulty" hurts me physically. i'd say it's impressive people who don't know English continue to manage to get into positions where a knowledge of English is required, but these people are a dime a dozen. ตั้งแต่เข้ามหาลัยผมไม่เคยเจออาจารย์วิชาภาษาอังกฤษสักคนที่พูดภาษาอังกฤษได้ในระดับที่แบบ... สมควรที่จะมีก่อนที่จะมาสอนคนอื่น ออกเสียงก็ไม่ได้เรื่อง ไวยากรณ์ก็ผิดไปหมด นั่งไปฟังไปเริ่มรู้สึกเหมือนสมองไหลออกทางหู คือแบบ พวกที่สอนวิชาอื่นยังพูดได้คล่องกว่าเลย แล้วทำไมถึงจัดให้คนที่พูดไม่เป็นมาสอนคนอื่นให้ผิดกันไปใหญ่ไม่ทราบ /rant over

Honestly 1 or 3 are both phrasings I've heard

Your teacher is wrong, and you’re right!

You're correct, your teacher probably thinks that "difficulty" is an adjective because of the y at the end

you're right. some \*cases\* can be difficult; a person or group of people may have difficulty with knowing...

Tell your teacher that difficulty is a noun, find examples like "choose your difficulty" or "change difficulty to Easy". You need an adjective there, so har examples like "It can be useful to know" or "It can be harsh to hear" as a comparison.

Report your teacher!

You're correct.

3.

It’s 3

the answer is 3, not 5. you should get a better teacher. and by better, i mean one that actually speaks english. this isn’t a subtle grammar structure that is hard even for a native speaker. this is a blatant mistake that no competent native speaker would make. especially not a teacher.

It's 3, and they're an \*idiot\*

3

As everyone’s already saying, you’re correct here.

It’s 1.

Your teacher needs to be fired.

it may even be difficulty to know... lol, I can't

Your teacher doesn’t know English very well.. Difficulty is a noun, not an adjective.

I would have used none of them. may be difficult would work and be less wordy

Sounds like your teacher is working from an answer sheet with an error on it. Either they don't speak English very well, or they haven't read the answer options (as, if they had, they'd realize that they are mistaken).

Your teacher is an idiot, sorry you have to learn from them. But at least you caught that they made a (glaring) mistake.

It depends on context. Both are correct, it depends on what you mean. "may even be difficult" is correct as in "the test may even be difficult, " although that sounds quite weird to a native speaker, as it implies that it's surprising that the test is difficult. It might even sound sarcastic. In contrast, "the option may even be difficulty," would mean that there is some sort of option for something, and that it might be an option for how difficult that thing is. It has the same implication of being surprising, or possibly sarcastic. I'm not the best at explaining, this might sound a bit confusing.

I want to know where your teacher got their credentials from

3 it is

You should show this post to your teacher so they can see 200+ people agree with you

3 is correct. 1 is acceptable. The rest are unacceptable.

yeah no..... they're right, you're wrong

your teacher is full of shit

Yes, it is 3. Your teacher is a fool.

Your teacher is wrong. Adjective followed by the infinitive is a common structure, expected from a C1 level speaker. The context provided doesn't call for a noun. Examples: It's amazing to be here Pleased to meet you!

It sounds like your teacher is one of those "I only have to be one chapter ahead of my students" teachers.

You are right

"it" would have to be changed to "there" for 5 to be a better choice than 3

You are definitely correct. It’s 3.

How are these people teaching English? You're right, OP. Teacher is definitely wrong.

Non native speaker here, I agree that 3 is the right answer, but if I mean that "culture shock" can express itself as the struggle to differentiate between a "yes" or "no" gesture, is it possible to use the word "difficulty" instead of struggle?

Everyone has already said it but just to give you additional evidence to show your teacher - you are in fact correct.

Find a new teacher!

It is 3, and 1 would also be fine but it's a bit stilted.

Tell your imaginary teacher that you are right, even though none of this is real.

Your teacher is full of shit

Wtf, your answer is correct. Is your teacher crazy?

Non-native teacher here. You're right; they're wrong.

You’re correct. Please ask the school for your teacher’s English teaching credentials. This reminds me of the time I when to Spain for an exchange, and we had English class with the Spanish students, and we were talking about gap years, and the teacher wrote, and quote “did you wants to has a break before the university,” to which I got annoyed staring at and corrected it to “[will] you [take a break] before [university],” and she just looks dumbfounded and confused she was incomprehensible.

Your teacher has either made a mistake or is wrong

Maybe your teacher needs to take the class cus that should be the correct answer, not 5

Your teacher is wrong. Maybe it was a mistake, but if they insisted when you questioned them, that means they had extra time to consider it and still stand by something that is clearly wrong to any native English speaker. Is this within an institution or private tutoring? If you’re at a school, I would bring this up with another teacher. If this is private, I would get a new teacher.

Yeah #3 is correct.

Yet another frustrating English teacher. You’re right, friend, and your teacher needs to find a new profession.

Your teacher is wrong and this is poorly made test

Shouldn't there be a comma after "for example"? The sentence feels very awkward as it currently is.

I hope your teacher isn't a native English speaker. It's answer number 3

Nah she’s definitely on the correct

It is definitely not 5. You were correct. You need a new teacher and quick.

OP, you are correct; your teacher isn't. I wonder how your "teacher" got their job. They sound like a complete idiot.

That person should not be teaching English

You are right. This mistake reflects your teacher's poor ability.

Option 3: This option is correct because it uses “may” (a modal verb indicating possibility), followed by “even” (which adds emphasis), and then “be difficult” (where “difficult” is an adjective that describes the subject). This structure effectively communicates that it is possible for knowing when to engage in social greetings to be challenging. Option 5: This option is incorrect because it uses “difficulty,” which is a noun. The sentence requires an adjective (like “difficult”) to describe the action of knowing when to greet someone. Using a noun here disrupts the flow and clarity of the sentence. In summary, option 3 is the only one that forms a grammatically correct and meaningful phrase, making it the right choice for the sentence.

Your teacher shouldn’t be teaching if they think it’s 5

Im a non native speaker and Incan see OP IS right. Difficulty is a name and that sentence required and adjective.

Is your English teacher a native speaker? Because this is a very strange mistake to make.

Is English your teacher's first language?... I have concerns.

You are absolutely correct

Get a new teacher, are they insane? You got it right.

In my opinion #1, while extremely clunky, is also technically usable.

You are correct.

Fire your teacher lol

There was no need to look at the paragraph above, because option 5 alone doesn't make grammatical sense!

You are correct, your teacher is wrong.

I am guessing the teacher is marking from a mislabeled answer sheet and didn't even read the actual answer. Bring this to their attention if the point grade is something that is marked down. Or if the extra points will improve your grade. If they don't, tell your friends who might have been mistakenly marked as well. Let them complain en masse. I used to have an English teacher who hated my guts for some reason (I know the reason lol, I was quite the unruly child and I probably knew English better than she did...). She would often label things as incorrect even though they were correct. I didn't care much to check my answers so I always had a bad grade until a friend from my class complained for my sake lol. This was brought to attention to some other teachers and my parents... after that moment I suddenly started getting better English grades. XD Funny thing is that woman never let us take our exams home, so I could never even take a look at them and check the answers on the internet.

Your teacher should be fired.

Your teacher should not be teaching English.

You need a new teacher

Man it sucks how many bad English teachers are out there

Insists? If so, your teacher, frankly, is an idiot. You are correct.

You are correct, it would have to be "it may even be a difficulty to" to have any chance and it's just a weird thing to say.

Teacher is wrong, you are right. "Difficulty" is a noun, "difficult" is a verb. I understand it may be difficult to contradict your teacher, but...

You are absolutely correct and I’m surprised your teacher is qualified to teach this level of English. 5 is very incorrect.

Your teacher has low IQ