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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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Which one should I use?
This area had uplifted throughout much of last year.
This area uplifted throughout much of last year.
This area had uplifted throughout much of last year.
This area uplifted throughout much of last year.
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Your sentences are ungrammatical and ambiguous. "Uplift" is a transitive verb. Consider saying: This area prospered throughout much of last year.
- Your sentences are ungrammatical and ambiguous.
- "Uplift" is a transitive verb.
- Consider saying: This area prospered throughout much of last year.
- This area flourished throughout much of last year.
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Your sentences are ungrammatical and ambiguous.
"Uplift" is a transitive verb.
Consider saying:
This area prospered throughout much of last year.
This area flourished throughout much of last year.
"Uplift" is a transitive verb.
Consider saying:
This area prospered throughout much of last year.
This area flourished throughout much of last year.
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No. I mean to say the area of soil where the house is had / uplifted last year
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The land where the house is located had risen throughout much of last year.
That implies that it stopped rising sometime before the present.
The land where the house is located rose throughout much of last year.
That just says that it rose during the previous year.
That implies that it stopped rising sometime before the present.
The land where the house is located rose throughout much of last year.
That just says that it rose during the previous year.
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AnonymousThis area uplifted throughout much of last year.The ground heaved in this area throughout much of last year.
This area experienced [ground / soil] heave throughout much of last year.
Google soil heave lift for more terms. You may mean frost-heave.
You don't need 'had', by the way.
CJ
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