Last vs the last
Hi, everyone.
Could you tell me what grammatical purpose does the word "last" serve in these sentences? Is there a synonym for last that we can substitute it with?
It seems ages since I saw you last.
It seems ages since I saw you the last time.
Thanks!
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silak12 Could you tell me what grammatical purpose does the word "last" serve s in these sentences? It has no purpose in the sense of being required, if that's what you mean. It's an adverb if you're looking for the part of speech.
- silak12 Could you tell me what grammatical purpose does the word "last" serve s in these sentences?
- It has no purpose in the sense of being required, if that's what you mean.
- It's an adverb if you're looking for the part of speech.
- Neither sentence changes meaning if you leave out everything past 'you'.
- You can also say with the same meaning: It's been ages since the last time I saw you.
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silak12Could you tell me what grammatical purposedoesthe word "last" serves in these sentences?
It has no purpose in the sense of being required, if that's what you mean. It's an adverb if you're looking for the part of speech. Neither sentence changes meaning if you leave out everything past 'you'.
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