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Terr3 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
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Hi!
1) 'The knuckles were then ended up in his hand' - 'knuckles' as a pair of knuckles.
2) 'The knuckles were then ended up in his belonging'
3) 'The knuckles were then ended up in his capacity'
Which of these is good? to me 'in his hand' has the same meaning as 'in his belonging' , unless its been proved otherwise..
Thank you for any reply!
1) 'The knuckles were then ended up in his hand' - 'knuckles' as a pair of knuckles.
2) 'The knuckles were then ended up in his belonging'
3) 'The knuckles were then ended up in his capacity'
Which of these is good? to me 'in his hand' has the same meaning as 'in his belonging' , unless its been proved otherwise..
Thank you for any reply!
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Can you explain what you mean by "knuckles"? I understand them to be the joints of the fingers, so these sentences don't make a lot of sense to me. Do you mean dice , by chance?
- Can you explain what you mean by "knuckles"?
- I understand them to be the joints of the fingers, so these sentences don't make a lot of sense to me.
- Do you mean dice , by chance?
- The knuckles then ended up in his possession.
- is probably what you want.
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Can you explain what you mean by "knuckles"? I understand them to be the joints of the fingers, so these sentences don't make a lot of sense to me. Do you mean dice, by chance?
The knuckles then ended up in his possession. is probably what you want. (no were)
CJ
The knuckles then ended up in his possession. is probably what you want. (no were)
CJ
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Hi CJ!
The 'knuckles' were name for gloves with super magical power, not by my creation, I believe the name is referring to the 'brass knuckles' that attached to the gloves.
As to your reply, I don't understand why not with the past perfect, it had happened, it was already done, the 'knuckles' were indeed 'ended up' in his possession. Uhmm added that maybe you don't agree with
The 'knuckles' were name for gloves with super magical power, not by my creation, I believe the name is referring to the 'brass knuckles' that attached to the gloves.
As to your reply, I don't understand why not with the past perfect, it had happened, it was already done, the 'knuckles' were indeed 'ended up' in his possession. Uhmm added that maybe you don't agree with
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"were then ended up" is the incorrect part.
They ended up in someone's possession.
or
They were in someone's possession.
But not 'were ended up in'.
They ended up in someone's possession.
or
They were in someone's possession.
But not 'were ended up in'.
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Hi Nona the brit:
So are you implying that 'were then' is wrong, like always, I mean grammarically?
So are you implying that 'were then' is wrong, like always, I mean grammarically?
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then is not the problem.
were ended up is the problem, because you have two verbs where you should have only one.
The bottles were in his possession.
or
The bottles ended up in his possession.
But not both:
*The bottles were ended up in his possession.
It's a mistake to use two main verbs in a row. Here's ano
were ended up is the problem, because you have two verbs where you should have only one.
The bottles were in his possession.
or
The bottles ended up in his possession.
But not both:
*The bottles were ended up in his possession.
It's a mistake to use two main verbs in a row. Here's ano
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Hi CalifJim, thank you
But I'm even more lost after seeing your reply, isn't 'ended' is the past tense of 'end', and 'were' + 'ended' is the past perfect.
Let's say I'm open to accept that a 'were' that appear before 'ended up' would be considered to be a verb instead of past indicative. How exactly do I construct a past perfect with 'end up'?
I found this surprisingly in
But I'm even more lost after seeing your reply, isn't 'ended' is the past tense of 'end', and 'were' + 'ended' is the past perfect.
Let's say I'm open to accept that a 'were' that appear before 'ended up' would be considered to be a verb instead of past indicative. How exactly do I construct a past perfect with 'end up'?
I found this surprisingly in
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I'm afraid you are mistaken about the past perfect. 
Recall the three principal parts of a verb: infinitive - past - pa
Recall the three principal parts of a verb: infinitive - past - pa
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Hi CalifJim!
Thank You! It would turn out my head was a mess!
I think 'had ended up' was what I had in mind and somehow 'were ended up' came out without a sane explanation!
Oh by the way, I'm now in total no confident, so basically 'has ended up' would be ok in my case right?
Second question,
'she was known as a famous singer'. Is this correct? if it is,
Thank You! It would turn out my head was a mess!
I think 'had ended up' was what I had in mind and somehow 'were ended up' came out without a sane explanation!
Oh by the way, I'm now in total no confident, so basically 'has ended up' would be ok in my case right?
Second question,
'she was known as a famous singer'. Is this correct? if it is,
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Hi, Terr3!
I think you're confused between present/past perfect and passive voise
'she was known as a famous singer'
I think you're confused between present/past perfect and passive voise
'she was known as a famous singer'
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Thank You Ravenmore, I think I'm going to work on the difference between passive voice and past perfect a bit more.
The last arrangement I have is this :"The 'knuckles' then ended up in 4 people's possession respectively, they're ***, ***, *** and ***."
TY!
The last arrangement I have is this :"The 'knuckles' then ended up in 4 people's possession respectively, they're ***, ***, *** and ***."
TY!
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