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Seagull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
About conjunctions "until" and "before"
Regarding the following two sentences:
(A) He wrote a large number of novels until he died at 60.
(B) He wrote a large number of novels before he died at 60.
Q1 Are both grammatically correct?
Q2 Which sounds more natural?
(A) He wrote a large number of novels until he died at 60.
(B) He wrote a large number of novels before he died at 60.
Q1 Are both grammatically correct?
Q2 Which sounds more natural?
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seagull Q1 Are both grammatically correct? I think A is so odd that it is not acceptable. seagull Q2 Which sounds more natural?
- seagull Q1 Are both grammatically correct?
- I think A is so odd that it is not acceptable.
- seagull Q2 Which sounds more natural?
- Only #2 is natural.
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seagullQ1 Are both grammatically correct?I think A is so odd that it is not acceptable.
seagullQ2 Which sounds more natural?Only #2 is natural.
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Could I ask a further question?
I wonder why (A) sounds funny. Is it because (A) sounds like, "He wrote a large number of novels, and at last, he died at 60"?
I wonder why (A) sounds funny. Is it because (A) sounds like, "He wrote a large number of novels, and at last, he died at 60"?
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Yes, something like that—as if the writing were totally unimportant.
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