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Bassa Posted 15 years ago
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Are these sentences correct in American English Language?

Are these sentences correct in American English Language?

1)After the war began,evil took place.

2)Do you know tag questions? Do we need to add (the) before tag?

3)Do you know tag question?

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bassa 1)After the war began,evil took place. Evil is not an event, so it can't "take place". This is like saying "*Size happened", "*Length happened", or "*An amount of money occurred".

— CalifJim

  • bassa 1)After the war began,evil took place.
  • Evil is not an event, so it can't "take place".
  • This is like saying "*Size happened", "*Length happened", or "*An amount of money occurred".
  • The two things don't go together.
  • bassa 2)Do you know (anything about) tag questions?
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bassa1)After the war began,evil took place.
Evil is not an event, so it can't "take place". This is like saying "*Size happened", "*Length happened", or "*An amount of money occurred". The two things don't go together.
bassa2)Do you know (anything about) tag questions? Do we need to add
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