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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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00I was looking at the Verb Tense Consistency section of the OWL Online Writing Lab and I have these doubts of word usages.02br
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001. Do you have to make one word out the word or words 'time-distinction'? Why not 'time distinction'? It makes sense without a hyphen too to me? 02br
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00..., but the differences between them make clear sense only in the context other sentences since the time-distinctions suggested by different tenses are ...02br
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002. What difference would it make if it is written 'the pizzeria's window'?02br
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00 ... , which01i00 takes place02i00 (present) the day after Mookie 01i00has smashed02i00 (present perfect) the pizzeria window.02br
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003. I thougt for the most part, the only time you use a counable 'development' is when talking about the addition or development to an physical structure. Is this use correct?02br
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00...entitles (biographical information about a historical figure or narration of developments in an author's idea over time). 0-
  

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02br 02br 001. 02b 02br 02br 00Why not 'time distinction'? It makes sense without a hyphen too to me?

— Mister Micawber

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