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Hhsuey Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
A couple SAT grammar problems. Please help!
Please help me identify the errors in these sentences! The underlined portions contain the supposed error.
Not expecting Billy to come by with his friends, Jane has gone out to the grocery store over an hour ago.
When it debute, the show was criticized by the press for being sophomoric; by the time the show reached its third season, however, some critics came to appreciate the redeeming features of this witty comedy. no error. (Princeton review says "for being" is wrong and it should be "as". Is this a mistake?)
Although he pitched professionally for 3 decades, Nolan Ryan never lost any velocity on his fastball, and few maintained such control over so many pitches as he. No error
Thanks!
Not expecting Billy to come by with his friends, Jane has gone out to the grocery store over an hour ago.
When it debute, the show was criticized by the press for being sophomoric; by the time the show reached its third season, however, some critics came to appreciate the redeeming features of this witty comedy. no error. (Princeton review says "for being" is wrong and it should be "as". Is this a mistake?)
Although he pitched professionally for 3 decades, Nolan Ryan never lost any velocity on his fastball, and few maintained such control over so many pitches as he. No error
Thanks!
Top answer
Hi, As you can see, I've added the correction in blue . Not expecting Billy to come by with his friends, Jane went has gone out to the grocery store over an hour ago . or you could delete this whole final phrase When it debuted, but maybe this is your typo?
- Hi, As you can see, I've added the correction in blue .
- Not expecting Billy to come by with his friends, Jane went has gone out to the grocery store over an hour ago .
- or you could delete this whole final phrase When it debuted, but maybe this is your typo?
- debute, the show was criticized by the press for being sophomoric; by the time the show reached its third season , however, some critics came to appreciate the redeeming features of this witty comedy.
- no error.
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Hi,
As you can see, I've added the correction in blue.
Not expecting Billy to come by with his friends, Jane went has gone out to the grocery store over an hour ago.or you could delete this whole final phrase
When it debuted, but maybe this is
As you can see, I've added the correction in blue.
Not expecting Billy to come by with his friends, Jane went has gone out to the grocery store over an hour ago.or you could delete this whole final phrase
When it debuted, but maybe this is
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Hi Easyway,
Jane was 'not expecting Billy', so when you re-arrange the wording you still need to say 'Not expecting Billy...'.
You could say 'Jane had gone out to the grocery store ...' but it's not necessary here. The simple past is often used instead of the past perfect in sentences like thes
Jane was 'not expecting Billy', so when you re-arrange the wording you still need to say 'Not expecting Billy...'.
You could say 'Jane had gone out to the grocery store ...' but it's not necessary here. The simple past is often used instead of the past perfect in sentences like thes
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Clive, for this sentence:
Not expecting Billy to come by with his friends, Jane has gone out to the grocery store over an hour ago.
In addition to "went", Could "had gone" also work in place of "has gone"?
Not expecting Billy to come by with his friends, Jane has gone out to the grocery store over an hour ago.
In addition to "went", Could "had gone" also work in place of "has gone"?
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Hi,
Not expecting Billy to come by with his friends, Jane has gone out to the grocery store over an hour ago.
'Has gone' is not good in this sentence because you also have the time expression 'over an hour ago'. The present perfect relates the past to now, but the time expression just relates the sente
Not expecting Billy to come by with his friends, Jane has gone out to the grocery store over an hour ago.
'Has gone' is not good in this sentence because you also have the time expression 'over an hour ago'. The present perfect relates the past to now, but the time expression just relates the sente
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Thanks, that helps.
I think verb tenses are the most difficult aspect of english grammar. I am slowly getting it though.
I think verb tenses are the most difficult aspect of english grammar. I am slowly getting it though.
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