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Navitasan Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
By the summer of 1984
Are these sentences correct:
1) By the summer of 1984, they hadn't assessed the new data.
2) They hadn't assessed the new data by the summer of 1984.
3) Even by the summer of 1984, they hadn't assessed the new data.
4) They hadn't assessed the new data even by the summer of 1984.
I don't know why I don't like '1' and find the rest OK. I think '1' is emphasizing the time clause and that sounds unnatural.
I think it would work if the sentence was echoing something that had already been said.
Why hadn't they changed the system by the summer of 1984?
1) By the summer of 1984, they hadn't assessed the new data.
Gratefully,
Navi.
1) By the summer of 1984, they hadn't assessed the new data.
2) They hadn't assessed the new data by the summer of 1984.
3) Even by the summer of 1984, they hadn't assessed the new data.
4) They hadn't assessed the new data even by the summer of 1984.
I don't know why I don't like '1' and find the rest OK. I think '1' is emphasizing the time clause and that sounds unnatural.
I think it would work if the sentence was echoing something that had already been said.
Why hadn't they changed the system by the summer of 1984?
1) By the summer of 1984, they hadn't assessed the new data.
Gratefully,
Navi.
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navitasan Are these sentences correct: They all sound fine to me. Sentence emphasis usually falls near the end, but none of your sentences seems very different to me. The previous and/or subsequent sentences may influence the style choice.
- navitasan Are these sentences correct: They all sound fine to me.
- Sentence emphasis usually falls near the end, but none of your sentences seems very different to me.
- The previous and/or subsequent sentences may influence the style choice.
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navitasanAre these sentences correct:They all sound fine to me. Sentence emphasis usually falls near the end, but none of your sentences seems very different to me. The previous and/or subsequent sentences may influence the style choice.
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