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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
a grammar structure with "not until"
hi there,
i'm working on my english prep-tests and there's a sentence which i'm asked to rewrite
"She had not seen him until last Friday"
i remember there's a structure for rewriting, it starts with NOT UNTIL and then the sentence and as far as i remember there's a change in the subject-verb order as well.
like: "Not until last Friday had she seen him."
i'm not sure whether i've made the right choice. anyone can help?
and another question: so far all the sample sentences i've seen were all in past perfect tense. is it a must for such structure to go with that verb tense? is it possible to use 'not until' at the begining of a sentence with other verb tenses?
i'm working on my english prep-tests and there's a sentence which i'm asked to rewrite
"She had not seen him until last Friday"
i remember there's a structure for rewriting, it starts with NOT UNTIL and then the sentence and as far as i remember there's a change in the subject-verb order as well.
like: "Not until last Friday had she seen him."
i'm not sure whether i've made the right choice. anyone can help?
and another question: so far all the sample sentences i've seen were all in past perfect tense. is it a must for such structure to go with that verb tense? is it possible to use 'not until' at the begining of a sentence with other verb tenses?
Top answer
That's correct. She had not seen him until last Friday. = Not until last Friday had she seen him.
- That's correct.
- She had not seen him until last Friday.
- = Not until last Friday had she seen him.
- The structure is not restricted to the past perfect tense.
- She will not see him until next Friday.
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That's correct.
She had not seen him until last Friday. = Not until last Friday had she seen him.
The structure is not restricted to the past perfect tense.
She will not see him until next Friday. = Not until next Friday will she see him.
CJ
She had not seen him until last Friday. = Not until last Friday had she seen him.
The structure is not restricted to the past perfect tense.
She will not see him until next Friday. = Not until next Friday will she see him.
CJ
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