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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
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Could you confirm whether both of (A) and (B) are okay in each following sentence? Thank you.
1. I moved seven times [ (A) in the last year / (B) last year ].
2. She became a teacher in middle school [ (A) in the last year / (B) last year ].
1. I moved seven times [ (A) in the last year / (B) last year ].
2. She became a teacher in middle school [ (A) in the last year / (B) last year ].
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1. (A) and (B) are acceptable – although the meaning of ‘moved’ is not clear from the sentence (changed apartments, changed desks/offices, changed jobs). 2.
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- (A) and (B) are acceptable – although the meaning of ‘moved’ is not clear from the sentence (changed apartments, changed desks/offices, changed jobs).
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- (B) is the more natural but (A) is possible.
- One usually assumes that there is a ‘start of term’ to which one refers when becoming a teacher.
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1. (A) and (B) are acceptable – although the meaning of ‘moved’ is not clear from the sentence (changed apartments, changed desks/offices, changed jobs).
2. (B) is the more natural but (A) is possible.
One usually assumes that there is a ‘start of term’ to which one refers when becoming a teacher. However, she might have replaced someone during the middle school term.
2. (B) is the more natural but (A) is possible.
One usually assumes that there is a ‘start of term’ to which one refers when becoming a teacher. However, she might have replaced someone during the middle school term.
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Yes, all OK.
Note this.
Assume today is 31/Oct/2015.
last year indicates sometime from Jan to Dec, 2014.
in the last year indicates some time from 1/Nov/2014 up to now.
Note this.
Assume today is 31/Oct/2015.
last year indicates sometime from Jan to Dec, 2014.
in the last year indicates some time from 1/Nov/2014 up to now.
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