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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Which is grammatically correct?
Mary was a successful artist.
Before she died __________
A. She has won several awards.
B. She could draw many pictures.
Mary was a successful artist.
Before she died __________
A. She has won several awards.
B. She could draw many pictures.
Top answer
A is wrong. B is odd and sounds silly. Natural wording is eg Mary was a successful artist.
- A is wrong.
- B is odd and sounds silly.
- Natural wording is eg Mary was a successful artist.
- Before she died, she drew many pictures.
- eg Mary was a successful artist.
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A is wrong.
B is odd and sounds silly.
Natural wording is
eg Mary was a successful artist. Before she died, she drew many pictures.
eg Mary was a successful artist. She drew many pictures.
B is odd and sounds silly.
Natural wording is
eg Mary was a successful artist. Before she died, she drew many pictures.
eg Mary was a successful artist. She drew many pictures.
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Thank you for your quick answer,
However, is there any grammatical error with the question?
However, is there any grammatical error with the question?
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A is an error.
The Present Perfect refers to the past up until the present, but she died prior to the present.
If you want to use a Perfect tense, use Past Perfect. But Simple Past is more commonly used in such a case.
The Present Perfect refers to the past up until the present, but she died prior to the present.
If you want to use a Perfect tense, use Past Perfect. But Simple Past is more commonly used in such a case.
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