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Contraposition Posted 13 years ago
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ago or before
In this sentence of principally the past tense (not written by me), 'ago' is gramatically proper rather than 'before'?
He smiled thinking that even though he was practically born playing computer games, he was still doing the same assignments his father did over 20 years ago.
He smiled thinking that even though he was practically born playing computer games, he was still doing the same assignments his father did over 20 years ago.
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contraposition In this sentence of principally the past tense (not written by me), 'ago' is gramatically proper rather than 'before'? Yes, Ago - is the correct choice. still doing the same assignments which his father had done over 20 years ago".
- contraposition In this sentence of principally the past tense (not written by me), 'ago' is gramatically proper rather than 'before'?
- Yes, Ago - is the correct choice.
- still doing the same assignments which his father had done over 20 years ago".
- Just my thoughts....
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contrapositionIn this sentence of principally the past tense (not written by me), 'ago' is gramatically proper rather than 'before'?Yes, Ago - is the correct choice. Even though not wrong and not written by you, my personal preference would revise it to: "...still doing the same assignments which his father had done over 20 years ago". Just my thoughts
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