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Tenacious Learner Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Do these two sentences have similar meanings?

Hi teachers,
Do they sound natural? Could you give another one for 'a'? What could a good antonym be for 'lost' in this case? Could they be 'keep' and 'mantain'?
a) You should remember that Tim Scott lost his job after he ran into a police car.
b) You should remember that Tim Scott no longer has his job after he ran into a police car.

Thanks in advance.
  

Top answer

Thinking Spain Do they sound natural? Yes. But the second one seems just a little unusual because "no longer has" (present) occurs with "after he ran" ( after -clause with the past).

— CalifJim

  • Thinking Spain Do they sound natural?
  • Yes.
  • But the second one seems just a little unusual because "no longer has" (present) occurs with "after he ran" ( after -clause with the past).
  • What sounds more natural to me is ...
  • no longer has his job after running into a police car.
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Thinking SpainDo they sound natural?
Yes. But the second one seems just a little unusual because "no longer has" (present) occurs with "after he ran" (after-clause with the past). What sounds more natural to me is

... no longer has his job after running into a police car.

Minor point.
Thinking Spain
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Thinking SpainDo they sound natural? Could you give another one for 'a'? What could a good antonym be for 'lost' in this case?
Sentence A is fine, but B is not. You should remember that sounds strange to me. Maybe this is OK:

Keep in mind that Tim Scott …
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Hi Jim,
Thank you for your reply and advice.

TS
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Aspara GusKeep in mind that Tim Scott …
Hi,
Thank you for your reply.
I really don't see why I can't use, 'You should remember'.
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Thinking SpainHi,
Thank you for your reply.
I really don't see why I can't use, 'You should remember'.TS
You can! It's actually fine. It's just that the sentence sounded kind of like a warning to me, which is why I suggested Keep in mind that …
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Aspara GusYou can! It's actually fine. It's just that the sentence sounded kind of like a warning to me, which is why I suggested Keep in mind that …
Hi,
All right. Thank you for your suggestion.
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