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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
has/had
Shirley apologised to her mother for not staying close to her. This caused her to be separated from her mother when they were shopping in a crowded shopping centre.
She has/had learnt a lesson. Nowadays, she stays close to her parents whenever she goes shopping with her.
Which word should I use? Or should the sentence be rephrased?
Please let me know whether there are any errors in the sentences?
Many thanks.
She has/had learnt a lesson. Nowadays, she stays close to her parents whenever she goes shopping with her.
Which word should I use? Or should the sentence be rephrased?
Please let me know whether there are any errors in the sentences?
Many thanks.
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Yoong Liat Shirley apologised to her mother for not staying close to her. This caused her to be separated from her mother when they were shopping in a crowded shopping centre. She has learnt a lesson.
- Yoong Liat Shirley apologised to her mother for not staying close to her.
- This caused her to be separated from her mother when they were shopping in a crowded shopping centre.
- She has learnt a lesson.
- Nowadays, she stays close to her parents whenever she goes shopping with her .
- Which word should I use?
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Yoong LiatShirley apologised to her mother for not staying close to her. This caused her to be separated from her mother when they were shopping in a crowded shopping centre.
She has learnt a lesson. Nowadays, she stays close to her parents whenever she goes shopping with
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Hi,
I wouldn't use "has" in any way. Either "had learned" or just "learned". I don't know why, I think it's that "nowadays" that give me the impression that the fact happened a long while ago...
I wouldn't use "has" in any way. Either "had learned" or just "learned". I don't know why, I think it's that "nowadays" that give me the impression that the fact happened a long while ago...
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I think I would say "learnt her lesson".
For me, "has" would put the emphasis on the continuing relevance of her "lesson"; while "had" would put the emphasis on the lesson's link to those distressing events in the shopping centre.
All the best,
MrP
For me, "has" would put the emphasis on the continuing relevance of her "lesson"; while "had" would put the emphasis on the lesson's link to those distressing events in the shopping centre.
All the best,
MrP
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Hi Kooyeen
Interestingly, it was precisely the word 'nowadays' that caused my ears to prefer 'has learned'.
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Interestingly, it was precisely the word 'nowadays' that caused my ears to prefer 'has learned'.
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I would go for 'had learnt' - in other words she had learnt from what had happened before.
Puzzled
Puzzled
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Glad to hear that you enjoy using the past perfect, Puzzled. That's really an impressive array of hads piled into one sentence. 
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