0
Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Mainly tense questions
Hi.
1. Would you say the past tense is incorrect for the underlined part?
Would you say the present and present perfect tenses are correct under a right sentential context?
He has produced things that are/have been/was so realistic.
2. Is it correct to have some parts of a sentence in past passive (did I name it correctly?) and some in present perfect in this what looks to be a long setence? Is this punctuated correctly anyway? Personally I think it is not correctly punctuated. What would possibly be the reason for using past passive in some and present perfect in some other?
His debt was paid off, his house was upgraded, his kids have gone to good schools, and his health has improved.
1. Would you say the past tense is incorrect for the underlined part?
Would you say the present and present perfect tenses are correct under a right sentential context?
He has produced things that are/have been/was so realistic.
2. Is it correct to have some parts of a sentence in past passive (did I name it correctly?) and some in present perfect in this what looks to be a long setence? Is this punctuated correctly anyway? Personally I think it is not correctly punctuated. What would possibly be the reason for using past passive in some and present perfect in some other?
His debt was paid off, his house was upgraded, his kids have gone to good schools, and his health has improved.
Top answer
1. Would you say the past tense is incorrect for the underlined part? Not really incorrect, but strange.
- 1.
- Would you say the past tense is incorrect for the underlined part?
- Not really incorrect, but strange.
- Would you say the present and present perfect tenses are correct under a right sentential context?
- Yes.
Get the Weekly English Kit 📬
New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.
3 Answers
0
1. Would you say the past tense is incorrect for the underlined part? Not really incorrect, but strange.
Would you say the present and present perfect tenses are correct under a right sentential context? Yes. The present is better.
Would you say the present and present perfect tenses are correct under a right sentential context? Yes. The present is better.
00
0
Hi. Could the sentence I wrote be correct if I inserted some time words to the sentences like below?
His debt was paid off two weeks ago, his house was upgraded three weeks ago, his kids have gone to good schools, and his health has improved.
As you said, I think it needs to be made separate sentences, but aside from that, do you think the insertion of what I would
His debt was paid off two weeks ago, his house was upgraded three weeks ago, his kids have gone to good schools, and his health has improved.
As you said, I think it needs to be made separate sentences, but aside from that, do you think the insertion of what I would
0
Related Questions