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Wangqh2696122 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Can "stop" be used in this sentence?

Can "stop" be used in this sentence? If not, can you suggest a better one?
Miles: Linda, the phone in your office can't be connected all the time. Why?
Linda: Oh, sorry, Miss Miles. The service has been stopped since last Wednesday.
  

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wangqh2696122 The service has been stopped 'stopped' seems all right to me. Other words are 'disconnected', 'terminated', and 'discontinued'. The first part of the dialog, which I know isn't part of your question, isn't quite right.

— CalifJim

  • wangqh2696122 The service has been stopped 'stopped' seems all right to me.
  • Other words are 'disconnected', 'terminated', and 'discontinued'.
  • The first part of the dialog, which I know isn't part of your question, isn't quite right.
  • I think you meant: ...
  • the phone in your office [is disconnected / isn't working].
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wangqh2696122The service has been stopped
'stopped' seems all right to me. Other words are 'disconnected', 'terminated', and 'discontinued'.

The first part of the dialog, which I know isn't part of your question, isn't quite right.

I think you meant: ... the phone in your office [is disconnected / isn't working].

CJ
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The point is, "stop" is not a durational verb, so according grammar rules, it doesn't go with "since last Wednesday" or "for two weeks".
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wangqh2696122"stop" is not a durational verb
Not usually, but you can use "stopped" that way, with the meaning "discontinued". It's almost an adjective in that context.

Try Googling "has been stopped since" and you'll find that it is used that way quite often. Here are some examples that I found.

Commercial air traffic has been stopped s
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wangqh2696122The point is, "stop" is not a durational verb, so according grammar rules, it doesn't go with "since last Wednesday" or "for two weeks".
Consider this: I have stopped smoking since March this year.
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Is this sentence grammatically correct?
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Based on grammar, it is to me. Unless you see something otherwise, Please feel free to comment is so.
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