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Mehdi22 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Hi and happy new year
Hi everyone.
I am from Iran.
I have some questions and I will be grateful if you answer my questions. Here are my questions:
1) Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a) We are going to have choral practice as soon as John and Tom will return.
b) When the prisoner is released, he will be in prison for seven years.
2) Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a) When only a child, Andy was taught the names of plants and trees by his father.
b) To estimate the success of such a project, a computer was used.
c) While having drunk a cup of coffee, Tom spilled it on his homework.
d) The table, having made from cherry wood, was, I thought, beautiful.
Which word fills the blank:
1) The ………. of a lichen – probably the hardiest of all plants- is usually a network of minute hairlike fungus that anchors the plant.
a) fragment b) framework c) condition d) environment
2) He postulated that these bodies are constantly being deposited on all objects. The word “postulated” means:
a) analyzed b) suggested c) persuaded d) doubted .
Thanks in advance.
Mehdi.
I am from Iran.
I have some questions and I will be grateful if you answer my questions. Here are my questions:
1) Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a) We are going to have choral practice as soon as John and Tom will return.
b) When the prisoner is released, he will be in prison for seven years.
2) Which sentence is grammatically correct?
a) When only a child, Andy was taught the names of plants and trees by his father.
b) To estimate the success of such a project, a computer was used.
c) While having drunk a cup of coffee, Tom spilled it on his homework.
d) The table, having made from cherry wood, was, I thought, beautiful.
Which word fills the blank:
1) The ………. of a lichen – probably the hardiest of all plants- is usually a network of minute hairlike fungus that anchors the plant.
a) fragment b) framework c) condition d) environment
2) He postulated that these bodies are constantly being deposited on all objects. The word “postulated” means:
a) analyzed b) suggested c) persuaded d) doubted .
Thanks in advance.
Mehdi.
Top answer
Hello Mehdi22 Although I'm a learner from Japan, if you don't mind, let me try to answer. 1) Which sentence is grammatically correct? a) We are going to have choral practice as soon as John and Tom will return.
- Hello Mehdi22 Although I'm a learner from Japan, if you don't mind, let me try to answer.
- 1) Which sentence is grammatically correct?
- a) We are going to have choral practice as soon as John and Tom will return.
- b) When the prisoner is released, he will be in prison for seven years.
- 1-a is fine.
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Hello Mehdi22
Although I'm a learner from Japan, if you don't mind, let me try to answer.
Although I'm a learner from Japan, if you don't mind, let me try to answer.
1) Which sentence is grammatically correct?1-a is fine. As for 1-b, "he will be" should be "he will have been".
a) We are going to have choral practice as soon as John and Tom will return.
b) When the prisoner is released, he will be in prison for seven years.
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Hello Paco2004,
A quick question regarding the sentence 1 (a). It is my understanding that the time clauses-- like "as soon as"-- and simple future (will) cannot be used together. What do you think?
A quick question regarding the sentence 1 (a). It is my understanding that the time clauses-- like "as soon as"-- and simple future (will) cannot be used together. What do you think?
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True. "as soon as" + "will" is not English. The same is true of other subordinating conjunctions of time (e.g., 'after', 'before', 'until', 'when').
CJ
CJ
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Hello Krish
Thanks for pointing out my mistake. Yes, the use of "will" in the adverbial clause of "as soon as" is redundant. I overlooked it. So is the 1-b right?
paco
Thanks for pointing out my mistake. Yes, the use of "will" in the adverbial clause of "as soon as" is redundant. I overlooked it. So is the 1-b right?
paco
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Hello Paco2004,
The sentence 1 (b)with your correction seems fine to me since the Time clause 'when...' doesn't use any future tense.
The sentence 1 (b)
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Hello Krish
I have been pondering over 1-b. To me it seems still wrong. I take the when-clause as an index of a future time, and if it is so, "will be in prison for 7 years" should be "will have been in prison for 7 years" (perfective in future).
paco
I have been pondering over 1-b. To me it seems still wrong. I take the when-clause as an index of a future time, and if it is so, "will be in prison for 7 years" should be "will have been in prison for 7 years" (perfective in future).
paco
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Hi Paco2004,
Just few seconds ago, I made a correction in my previous posting, stating that your corrected version of 1 (b) is OK to me and the original version is wrong.
Just few seconds ago, I made a correction in my previous posting, stating that your corrected version of 1 (b) is OK to me and the original version is wrong.
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Hi Krish
Thank you. So we may conclude 1-a and 1-b in the original are both incorrect.
paco
Thank you. So we may conclude 1-a and 1-b in the original are both incorrect.
paco
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