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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

In the sentence, is 'at most' correctly used?

In the sentence, is 'at most' correctly used? Context: Every team has a maximum of nine players.

There are four teams of players in the tournament. Each team consisted of nine members at most.

  

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Rommel There are four teams of players in the tournament. -------------------------------------------------------------- Rommel Each team consisted of nine members at most. Why did you switch to the past simple here?

  • Rommel There are four teams of players in the tournament.
  • -------------------------------------------------------------- Rommel Each team consisted of nine members at most.
  • Why did you switch to the past simple here?
  • Also, do some of the teams have fewer than four players?
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RommelThere are four teams of players in the tournament.

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RommelEach team consisted of nine members at most.

Why did you switch to the past simple here? Also, do some of the teams have fewer than four players?

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