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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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Dear teachers,
Would you please tell which sentences are wrong and why?
1 a) I feel better since I moved house.
b) I am feeling much better since I have moved house.
(if both are correct what would be the difference between them, please?)
2. She no longer visits since she got married. (is it possible to use the simple present here with “since”?)
3. She doesn't come and see us (anymore) now that she is / has got (possible too?) married.
4a) It is / has been twenty years since I have seen her.
b) It is / has been twenty years since I last saw her.
(are all four versions correct ? If yes, is there a difference in meaning between them?)
5) Whether she plays on Saturday (is “or not” necessary here ?) depends on what her doctor says.
6) I've been miserable ever since my family died in a car crash.
(correct ? or would you rather put “depressed”, “My life has been shattered”)
Many thanks,
Hela
Would you please tell which sentences are wrong and why?
1 a) I feel better since I moved house.
b) I am feeling much better since I have moved house.
(if both are correct what would be the difference between them, please?)
2. She no longer visits since she got married. (is it possible to use the simple present here with “since”?)
3. She doesn't come and see us (anymore) now that she is / has got (possible too?) married.
4a) It is / has been twenty years since I have seen her.
b) It is / has been twenty years since I last saw her.
(are all four versions correct ? If yes, is there a difference in meaning between them?)
5) Whether she plays on Saturday (is “or not” necessary here ?) depends on what her doctor says.
6) I've been miserable ever since my family died in a car crash.
(correct ? or would you rather put “depressed”, “My life has been shattered”)
Many thanks,
Hela
Top answer
Dear teachers, Is it possible to say "to move house" in British English? And is it possible to use either the simple past or the present perfect in the first two sentences? Best wishes
- Dear teachers, Is it possible to say "to move house" in British English?
- And is it possible to use either the simple past or the present perfect in the first two sentences?
- Best wishes
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Dear teachers,
Is it possible to say "to move house" in British English? And is it possible to use either the simple past or the present perfect in the first two sentences?
Best wishes
Is it possible to say "to move house" in British English? And is it possible to use either the simple past or the present perfect in the first two sentences?
Best wishes
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Dear teachers,
Would you please tell which sentences are wrong and why?
1 a) I feel better since I moved house.OK
b) I am feeling much better since I have moved house.OK
(if both are correct what would be the difference between them, please?)
b)
Would you please tell which sentences are wrong and why?
1 a) I feel better since I moved house.OK
b) I am feeling much better since I have moved house.OK
(if both are correct what would be the difference between them, please?)
b)
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There is often a certain amount of ambiguity in English. However, without more context, 1a and 1b mean more or less the same to me. Since means because.
Sentence 2: Correct. Again since means because.
Sentence 3: Both are correct.
Sentences 4a and 4b: All correct. No difference in meaning. (English grammar is a real mess, isn't it?)
Sentence 2: Correct. Again since means because.
Sentence 3: Both are correct.
Sentences 4a and 4b: All correct. No difference in meaning. (English grammar is a real mess, isn't it?)
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InchoateknowledgeMorning, CBGood mor...
afternoon, Incho. (I'm late as usual!)CB
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Hi Hela
I agree that all of your sentences are fine. However I would not interpret 'since' to mean 'because' in sentences 1a, 1b, and 2.
I agree that all of your sentences are fine. However I would not interpret 'since' to mean 'because' in sentences 1a, 1b, and 2.
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YankeeHi HelaHi Yankee
I agree that all of your sentences are fine. However I would not interpret 'since' to mean 'because' in sentences 1a, 1b, and 2.
Neither would I;)
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Hi all
There are no grammatical restrictions on the causal use of since in a sentence which is composed of a main clause followed by a subordinate clause. In other words, if it is correct English to say I feel better because I moved house, it is also correct to use since instead of because.
A temporal since would require a change of tense:
There are no grammatical restrictions on the causal use of since in a sentence which is composed of a main clause followed by a subordinate clause. In other words, if it is correct English to say I feel better because I moved house, it is also correct to use since instead of because.
A temporal since would require a change of tense:
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Cool BreezeHi all
There are no grammatical restrictions on the causal use of since in a sentence which is composed of a main clause followed by a subordinate clause. In other words, if it is correct English to say I feel better because I moved house, it is also correct to use since instead of because.
A temporal since
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