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Sleepless Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
"no longer any"
Hello!
I would like to ask you if there is a better, simpler way to express the following idea:
"In 1989 there were no longer any influential Maoists in power..."
The rest of the sentence is as follows:
...who could attack the movement as not following the true Mao Zedong line."
"there were no longer any" somehow sounds wrong, but I can´t think of a simplification. The words "no longer" aren't absolutely necessary, I mean they could be changed to something else.
And if there is something to correct in the rest of the sentence as well, I would definetely appreciate it.
Many thanks in advance for your help.
I would like to ask you if there is a better, simpler way to express the following idea:
"In 1989 there were no longer any influential Maoists in power..."
The rest of the sentence is as follows:
...who could attack the movement as not following the true Mao Zedong line."
"there were no longer any" somehow sounds wrong, but I can´t think of a simplification. The words "no longer" aren't absolutely necessary, I mean they could be changed to something else.
And if there is something to correct in the rest of the sentence as well, I would definetely appreciate it.
Many thanks in advance for your help.
Top answer
"No longer any" seems to me to be the most natural way to say it.
- "No longer any" seems to me to be the most natural way to say it.
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Hi
Your sentence is good
As an alternative, maybe..
- By 1989, the supporters of the Mao Zedong line no longer had influence or power in the movement
Regards, Dave
Your sentence is good
As an alternative, maybe..
- By 1989, the supporters of the Mao Zedong line no longer had influence or power in the movement
Regards, Dave
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