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JesterLegacy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Is and was

I want to write something about a group/team that has been disbanded. I'm confused on whether I should use "The group is no more" or "The group was no more"
Which one is the correct one?

And If a person has been eliminated, should I use "is eliminated" or "was eliminated"?

Thanks in advance
  

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I would use The group is no more. The person's (has) been eliminated/is eliminated. The key, in my opinion, is your use of the present perfect (has been disbanded and has been eliminated respectively), which suggests that we're dealing with recent events and you're focusing on the current status of the group or person.

— Ivanhr

  • I would use The group is no more.
  • The person's (has) been eliminated/is eliminated.
  • The key, in my opinion, is your use of the present perfect (has been disbanded and has been eliminated respectively), which suggests that we're dealing with recent events and you're focusing on the current status of the group or person.
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I would use

The group is no more.

The person's (has) been eliminated/is eliminated.

The key, in my opinion, is your use of the present perfect (has been disbanded and has been eliminated respectively), which suggests that we're dealing with recent events and you're focusing on the current status of the group or person.
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