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PreciousJones Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Hi
I heard someone on tv saying:
Sinatra drinks it, why shouldn't you?
Sinatra is dead so shouldn't it be drank it?
Thanks!
Sinatra drinks it, why shouldn't you?
Sinatra is dead so shouldn't it be drank it?
Thanks!
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Greetings, That sentence would be acceptable with the simple past; in this case, we have something of a figure of speech. It probably means that although that prominent singer is deceased, his actions (however mundane) still speak to us through people's memory. On the whole, however, such uses are more common with verbs of communication, as in The six o'clock news says police have arrested the suspected bombers.
- Greetings, That sentence would be acceptable with the simple past; in this case, we have something of a figure of speech.
- It probably means that although that prominent singer is deceased, his actions (however mundane) still speak to us through people's memory.
- On the whole, however, such uses are more common with verbs of communication, as in The six o'clock news says police have arrested the suspected bombers.
- One important note: biographical details of artists' life (and here we deal with one) are normally reported through past tense, so I recommend using non-present in the sentence under consideration.
- Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff
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Greetings,
That sentence would be acceptable with the simple past; in this case, we have something of a figure of speech. It probably means that although that prominent singer is deceased, his actions (however mundane) still speak to us through people's memory. On the whole, however, such uses are more common with verbs of communication, as in The six o'clock news says police have arre
That sentence would be acceptable with the simple past; in this case, we have something of a figure of speech. It probably means that although that prominent singer is deceased, his actions (however mundane) still speak to us through people's memory. On the whole, however, such uses are more common with verbs of communication, as in The six o'clock news says police have arre
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