Already+present tense
so, are those sentences correct and accepted in standard BrE?
A. You already have five pence.
B. I already have to tell him about his father's death. I don't want to be the one to tell him that his house was burnt down too.
C. He already has a new computer.
D. She already has to go to her friend's house.
E. The National Health Service already has one million employees.
F. Nicola Sturgeon already has to set out plans for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.
G. We already have to pay our taxes.
H. They already have to vote for their new prime minister.
I. That organisation already has to make new rules.
J. Travellers already have to check their health before travelling to the other countries.
Would you mind correcting or fixing them, if they're not grammatically correct, the word orders are wrong, etc. thanks in advance.
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axa so, are those sentences correct and accepted in standard BrE? The word "so" is used to link one idea with another, not to introduce a new topic. All your sentences are correct English, with the exception that "Prime Minister" needs capitals.
- axa so, are those sentences correct and accepted in standard BrE?
- The word "so" is used to link one idea with another, not to introduce a new topic.
- All your sentences are correct English, with the exception that "Prime Minister" needs capitals.
- Of course, in each case there needs to be a context to support the use of "already", where this is not already provided within the sentences you have presented.
- Possibly F was supposed to say "has set out" rather than "has to set out", but nevertheless it is correct English (with a different meaning, obviously) as written.
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axaso, are those sentences correct and accepted in standard BrE?
The word "so" is used to link one idea with another, not to introduce a new topic.
All your sentences are correct English, with the exception that "Prime Minister" needs capitals. Of course, in each case there needs to be a context to support the use of "already", where this is not alrea
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