Question

Which two sentences convey the same idea?
1) Shouldn’t they have checked your tickets?
2) I wonder if they should have checked your tickets.
3) I want to know if they checked your tickets.
4) They should have checked your tickets.

• A. 2, 3
• B. 1, 2
• C. 1, 4
• D. 2, 4

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

To determine which two sentences convey the same idea, analyze the meaning and intent of each sentence:

1. 1) Shouldn’t they have checked your tickets? This is a rhetorical question suggesting that checking the tickets was expected, implying an action that should have been taken but might have been overlooked.
2. 2) I wonder if they should have checked your tickets. This sentence expresses curiosity about whether checking the tickets was necessary, indicating uncertainty rather than expectation.
3. 3) I want to know if they checked your tickets. This asks for information about whether the action took place, without suggesting that it should or should not have happened.
4. 4) They should have checked your tickets. This indicates that checking the tickets was a necessary action and implies that it was not done, similar to the expectation in sentence 1.

Sentences 1 and 4 convey the same idea, which is the expectation that the tickets should have been checked.

The correct pair is therefore 1, 4.