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Dear teachers,could you take a look at this sentence and tell me if it's correct?

Barry Cooper used to be a great cop but then he turned into an anti-drug-war lecturer. He is using his own experience to fight against the guys he worked for.

Sorry if these sentences sound crazy,but this guy really exists.

Thanks in advance,you guys are really awesome...

Clive · Accepted Answer

Hi,

could you take a look at this sentence and tell me if it's correct?

Tom Smith used to be a great cop but then he turned into an anti-drug-war lecturer. He is using his own experience to fight against the guys he worked for.

The grammar is OK, but here are some comments on meaning.

I don't understand clearly know what 'anti-drug-war' means, particularly since you seem to see it as a negative adjective. Why is it wrong to be against drug wars?

You mean he is fighting against other cops? I assume the context would tell me more about that.

Clive

Kane159 · Answer

Sorry,I've mistaken a word. I mean,now he teaches people how to avoid police when they're smuggling drugs and he's good at it since he worked as a police officer

I have one more question: should I have used "now he's teaching people'' or is the present simple used here correctly?

thank you in advance

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Sorry,I've mistaken a word. I mean,now he teaches people how to avoid police when they're smuggling drugs and he's good at it since he worked as a police officer

Calling him ' a lecturer' sounds like he teaches classes in a classroom where all the students are criminals.

I have one more question: should I have used "now he's teaching people'' or is the present simple used here correctly? The present simple is better, because you seem to be describing his current routine.

Clive

Kane159 · Answer

Thank you so much!

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