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"A modest proposal, but in the Germany of 2003 it was highly unusual. Gerhard Schröder was still chancellor and, although a social democrat, was pushing through more privatisations of public assets than any other leader in German history. This was in a Europe that had learned from Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan to stop worrying and start loving the private sector. Now here, swimming against history’s current, was one orderly, slightly anxious engineer."
(The Guardian.)
Does the adverb "Now" collocate with the past tense "was" in Now here, swimming against history’s current, was one orderly, slightly anxious engineer?
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tkacka15 Does the adverb "Now" collocate with the past tense "was" in Now here, swimming against history’s current, was one orderly, slightly anxious engineer? Yes, it is a narrative technique. It means 'at that time' but makes the scene more immediate for the reader.
- tkacka15 Does the adverb "Now" collocate with the past tense "was" in Now here, swimming against history’s current, was one orderly, slightly anxious engineer?
- Yes, it is a narrative technique.
- It means 'at that time' but makes the scene more immediate for the reader.
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tkacka15Does the adverb "Now" collocate with the past tense "was" in Now here, swimming against history’s current, was one orderly, slightly anxious engineer?
Yes, it is a narrative technique. It means 'at that time' but makes the scene more immediate for the reader.
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