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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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By now
1: I thought you would’ve finished the project.
2: I thought you would’ve finished the project by now.
I know the sentence is correct. Is sentence 1 the same as sentence 2 even it’s missing ‘by now’? Can ‘by now’ be omitted? Thanks.
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anonymous Is sentence 1 the same as sentence 2 even it’s missing ‘by now’? Can ‘by now’ be omitted? No.
- anonymous Is sentence 1 the same as sentence 2 even it’s missing ‘by now’?
- Can ‘by now’ be omitted?
- No.
- No.
- Sentence 1 doesn't specify whether it's, for example, 'by now' or 'by then' or something else.
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anonymousIs sentence 1 the same as sentence 2 even it’s missing ‘by now’? Can ‘by now’ be omitted?
No. No.
Sentence 1 doesn't specify whether it's, for example, 'by now' or 'by then' or something else.
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