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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
It is/it was/it's been/it has been
Which one is correct ?
1. It is 5 days ago that he died.
2. It was 5 days ago that he died.
Also, my memory is a bit vague but what does It's in It's been really stands for ?
It is, It was or just it has ?
Thank you very much
1. It is 5 days ago that he died.
2. It was 5 days ago that he died.
Also, my memory is a bit vague but what does It's in It's been really stands for ?
It is, It was or just it has ?
Thank you very much
Top answer
Of those two, I would use the second one. ) "It's been" = "It has been". In careful writing it is good style to write out small numbers in words.
- Of those two, I would use the second one.
- ) "It's been" = "It has been".
- In careful writing it is good style to write out small numbers in words.
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Of those two, I would use the second one. (Obviously you can say it in other ways too, the simplest being "He died five days ago".)
"It's been" = "It has been".
In careful writing it is good style to write out small numbers in words.
"It's been" = "It has been".
In careful writing it is good style to write out small numbers in words.
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AnonymousWhich one is correct? [No space before the final punctuation mark.]Both are correct. The second one is better.
Anonymouswhat does It's in It's been reallystandsstand for?
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