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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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English doubt
Sir,i have a doubt in regarding the usage of since in the following sentence.
My father has been dead since last Sunday.."has been dead" is a present perfect tense and since is used as a preposition which signifies from..and my doubt is how can any person be dead from last sunday, as death occurs only once.
I really appreciate any help you can provide in this.
My father has been dead since last Sunday.."has been dead" is a present perfect tense and since is used as a preposition which signifies from..and my doubt is how can any person be dead from last sunday, as death occurs only once.
I really appreciate any help you can provide in this.
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Hi;; "dead" is a state, not an event. You can use it just like any other state. He has been busy since last week.
- Hi;; "dead" is a state, not an event.
- You can use it just like any other state.
- He has been busy since last week.
- She has been depressed for more than a month.
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Hi;;
"dead" is a state, not an event.
You can use it just like any other state.
He has been busy since last week.
She has been depressed for more than a month.
"dead" is a state, not an event.
You can use it just like any other state.
He has been busy since last week.
She has been depressed for more than a month.
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Anonymoushow can any person be dead since last Sunday, as death occurs only once.The sentence describes his state of being dead (hence the linking verb been), not the occurrence of his death. You're probably thinking of *My father has died since last Sunday, which is illogical, of course.
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