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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Inversion: Which is correct?
1A. It was not until dawn that they found their way out of the forest.
1B. It was not until dawn did they find their way out of the forest.
2A. Since he left the university, he has been working in an accounting company.
2B. Since he left the university, he had been working in an accounting company.
Thanks in advance.
Grammar
Inversion: Which is correct?
Inversion: Which is correct?
1A. It was not until dawn that they found their way out of the forest.
1B. It was not until dawn did they find their way out of the forest.
2A. Since he left the university, he has been working in an accounting company.
2B. Since he left the university, he had been working in an accounting company.
Thanks in advance.
Top answer
1A and 2A are correct. 1B and 2B need to be rephrased to make grammatical sense: Not until dawn did they find their way out of the forest. After he left the university, he had been working in an accounting company.
- 1A and 2A are correct.
- 1B and 2B need to be rephrased to make grammatical sense: Not until dawn did they find their way out of the forest.
- After he left the university, he had been working in an accounting company.
- > Does this help?
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1A and 2A are correct.
1B and 2B need to be rephrased to make grammatical sense:
Not until dawn did they find their way out of the forest.
After he left the university, he had been working in an accounting company. <When something else happened.>
Does this help?
1B and 2B need to be rephrased to make grammatical sense:
Not until dawn did they find their way out of the forest.
After he left the university, he had been working in an accounting company. <When something else happened.>
Does this help?
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