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Deepuji Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
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By now, we know several things about the Indian education system. First, it is extraordinarily inefficient. Public expenditures, regardless of whether they are adequate in aggregate, do not achieve results. Second, Indians desire education. They recognise its importance, and are willing to pay for quality. Third, quality is difficult to judge, and public policy fails to help overcome this problem. Fourth, access to quality education is very unequal.
By now, we do not need more studies documenting these problems, unless they go beyond proximate causes and start to develop concrete solutions.
Please tell me how is by now used here? What meaning does it impart here?
Thank you.
By now, we know several things about the Indian education system. First, it is extraordinarily inefficient. Public expenditures, regardless of whether they are adequate in aggregate, do not achieve results. Second, Indians desire education. They recognise its importance, and are willing to pay for quality. Third, quality is difficult to judge, and public policy fails to help overcome this problem. Fourth, access to quality education is very unequal.
By now, we do not need more studies documenting these problems, unless they go beyond proximate causes and start to develop concrete solutions.
Please tell me how is by now used here? What meaning does it impart here?
Thank you.
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" Both usages in your paragraph are inapt. "
- " Both usages in your paragraph are inapt.
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"By now" indicates a time from the very near past to the present moment when an event was expected to take place:
"He should have been here by now."
Both usages in your paragraph are inapt. The first should read "By now, we should have learned several things ...." The second should be replaced by "At this point."
"He should have been here by now."
Both usages in your paragraph are inapt. The first should read "By now, we should have learned several things ...." The second should be replaced by "At this point."
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