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Jaso Posted 20 years ago
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hi, I have a few basic questions..
1-First of all are both sentences correct; if so what's the difference?
I travelled round the world
I travelled around the world
2- Do both sentences have the same meaning?
She was president in 1903
She became president in 1903.
3- In the question " When was the last time you went shopping?" why do we use the past form of the verb(what's the grammatical explanation) and is this a subject or object question??
THANKS
1-First of all are both sentences correct; if so what's the difference?
I travelled round the world
I travelled around the world
2- Do both sentences have the same meaning?
She was president in 1903
She became president in 1903.
3- In the question " When was the last time you went shopping?" why do we use the past form of the verb(what's the grammatical explanation) and is this a subject or object question??
THANKS
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Hi Jaso, She became president in 1903. = She was made president in 1903. To my mind, "She was president in 1903" does not give the same meaning.
- Hi Jaso, She became president in 1903.
- = She was made president in 1903.
- To my mind, "She was president in 1903" does not give the same meaning.
- She could well have been elected/appointed in 1902 or earlier.
- Or maybe her presidency lasted only for a few months, say July-October 1903.
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Hi Jaso,
She became president in 1903. = She was made president in 1903.
To my mind, "She was president in 1903" does not give the same meaning. She could well have been elected/appointed in 1902 or earlier. Or maybe her presidency lasted only for a few months, say July-October 1903.
Regards, Patrick
She became president in 1903. = She was made president in 1903.
To my mind, "She was president in 1903" does not give the same meaning. She could well have been elected/appointed in 1902 or earlier. Or maybe her presidency lasted only for a few months, say July-October 1903.
Regards, Patrick
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thanks Patrick but I still have 2 questions which noone has answered: Why isn't anybody helping?
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As per as the first question goes it looks perfectly alright.
We use round/around to talk about going to all parts of a place, or giving things to everybody in a group.
In my humble opinion, both the sentences are alike.
We use round/around to talk about going to all parts of a place, or giving things to everybody in a group.
In my humble opinion, both the sentences are alike.
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