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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
Hi there!
I'm a student in France, and I was wondering whether or not a sentence our english teacher wrote on the blackboard was correct. I have to admit I've never heard anyone make a sentence like this... here it is:
"It was several years since he had returned and retired."
The sentence has a very strange feeling to it, doesn't it?
I think the teacher messed something up in the first part of the sentence: 'it was several years since'.
Thank you for your help!
Paul
I'm a student in France, and I was wondering whether or not a sentence our english teacher wrote on the blackboard was correct. I have to admit I've never heard anyone make a sentence like this... here it is:
"It was several years since he had returned and retired."
The sentence has a very strange feeling to it, doesn't it?
I think the teacher messed something up in the first part of the sentence: 'it was several years since'.
Thank you for your help!
Paul
Top answer
No, it is a fine sentence. It is speaking of a point in the past (for instance, 1995). That year was several years after his retirement (for instance, he returned and retired in 1990).
- No, it is a fine sentence.
- It is speaking of a point in the past (for instance, 1995).
- That year was several years after his retirement (for instance, he returned and retired in 1990).
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No, it is a fine sentence. It is speaking of a point in the past (for instance, 1995). That year was several years after his retirement (for instance, he returned and retired in 1990).
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