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Foolishdog Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Before or until?
hi, all.
"He did not contact his father for a whole year until one day he saw in the street an old man.....
Can I use "before" replace "until"?
"He did not contact his father for a whole year until one day he saw in the street an old man.....
Can I use "before" replace "until"?
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foolishdog "He did not contact his father for a whole year until one day he saw in the street an old man.. Can I use "before" replace "until"? I think it should be He had not contacted his father until he saw an old man one day.
- foolishdog "He did not contact his father for a whole year until one day he saw in the street an old man..
- Can I use "before" replace "until"?
- I think it should be He had not contacted his father until he saw an old man one day.
- It's not right to use " before " in this sentence.
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foolishdog"He did not contact his father for a whole year until one day he saw in the street an old man..I think it should be
Can I use "before" replace "until"?
He had not contacted his father until he saw an old man one day.
It's not right to use " before " in this sentence.
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Can you give me an explaination about why before can't be used in that sentence?
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The reason is simple. It's for the same reason, it's wrong to say "John brushes his teeth until he goes to bed every night". In most contexts, Until and Beofre are not interchangeable
But, there are exceptions in which either one can be used. "I won't let you borrow my bike until / before you return my basketball which you borrowed 2 weeks ago".
But, there are exceptions in which either one can be used. "I won't let you borrow my bike until / before you return my basketball which you borrowed 2 weeks ago".
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