*If only I’d been more attentive, I might have noticed that she was upset.* Is this true? “I didn’t see that she was upset because I wasn’t paying enough attention to her.”

Flashcard 14 - ESL Sentence Meaning Flashcard Set for the ACCUPLACER Test

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Yes

Explanation:

To be attentive and to pay attention mean the same thing. The speaker wishes he/she had been more attentive, so we can infer that he/she was not attentive enough.

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