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BMO Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
Past participle
1. I bought some fruits. The fruits have all gone bad.
2. I bought some fruits. The fruits had all gone bad.
3. I bought some fruits, but all had gone bad.
all correct? which is best?
2. I bought some fruits. The fruits had all gone bad.
3. I bought some fruits, but all had gone bad.
all correct? which is best?
Top answer
When you use "bought" (Past Simple) with "had gone bad" (Past Perfect), "had gone bad" took place BEFORE the "bought". You are therefore saying: The fruits went bad, AND THEN I bought them. I don't think you would have bought the fruits if they were bad.
- When you use "bought" (Past Simple) with "had gone bad" (Past Perfect), "had gone bad" took place BEFORE the "bought".
- You are therefore saying: The fruits went bad, AND THEN I bought them.
- I don't think you would have bought the fruits if they were bad.
- When you use Present Perfect, as in your first example, you have a more logical sequence of events: You bought the fruits (in the past, presumably when they were perfectly good).
- At the time you are speaking, however, they are now bad.
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When you use "bought" (Past Simple) with "had gone bad" (Past Perfect), "had gone bad" took place BEFORE the "bought".
You are therefore saying: The fruits went bad, AND THEN I bought them.
I don't think you would have bought the fruits if they were bad.
When you use Present Perfect, as in your first example, you have a more logical sequence of events: You bought the f
You are therefore saying: The fruits went bad, AND THEN I bought them.
I don't think you would have bought the fruits if they were bad.
When you use Present Perfect, as in your first example, you have a more logical sequence of events: You bought the f
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1. Is fruit as non-count noun?
2. We were trying to use the idiom "buying a pig in a poke," so I think a correct way would be:
I bought some fruit, but it had all gone bad. (I bought the bad fruit because I had not looked in the first place.)
Agree?
2. We were trying to use the idiom "buying a pig in a poke," so I think a correct way would be:
I bought some fruit, but it had all gone bad. (I bought the bad fruit because I had not looked in the first place.)
Agree?
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Yes, I agree!
"fruit" is a noncount noun, yes. When used in the plural it can mean "some different kinds of fruit".
"fruit" is a noncount noun, yes. When used in the plural it can mean "some different kinds of fruit".
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Thanks. different kinds of fruits would be wrong.
Is flower also a non-count noun? An "older woman" gave my son flowers when he was in 5th grade. Do I say:
A 6th grader gave my son flowers, or
A 6th grader gave my son flower.
If it is only one stem of flower, you say one flower? If it is a bunch of flowers in a vase, do you still say someone gave him fl
Is flower also a non-count noun? An "older woman" gave my son flowers when he was in 5th grade. Do I say:
A 6th grader gave my son flowers, or
A 6th grader gave my son flower.
If it is only one stem of flower, you say one flower? If it is a bunch of flowers in a vase, do you still say someone gave him fl
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