0
Seagull Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

not ... until

Regarding the following six sentences:

(A) My mother did not go abroad until she turned 30.
(B) My mother did not go abroad before she turned 30.
(C) My mother did not go abroad until she was 30.
(D) My mother did not go abroad before she was 30.

(E) It was not until my mother turned 30 until she went abroad.
(F) It was not until she turned 30 until my mother went abroad.

Q1 Please evaluate each of four sentences from (A) through (D) in terms of whether it is natural or not.

Q2 Which is more natural, (E) or (F)? Is the worse one still acceptable?
  

Top answer

A/B/C/D are all OK. E/F are incorrect as written above. (E) It was not until my mother turned 30 that until she went abroad.

— Clive

  • A/B/C/D are all OK.
  • E/F are incorrect as written above.
  • (E) It was not until my mother turned 30 that until she went abroad.
  • (F) It was not until she turned 30 that until my mother went abroad.
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

2 Answers
0
A/B/C/D are all OK.

E/F are incorrect as written above.
(E) It was not until my mother turned 30 that until she went abroad.
(F) It was not until she turned 30 that until my mother went abroad.
0
0
I understand.
Thank you so much, Clive.
I'm sorry for my careless mistakes.
0

Related Questions