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Wilhelm Tell Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Please check sentence...

Hi,

Is the following sentence correct?

"Recently the band was asked to comment on their future"

ALSO...

Is it okay to use a band as a plural, for instance,

"In October, U2 return with a new album"

Thank you kindly!
  

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Wilhelm Tell Hi, Is the following sentence correct? "Recently , the band was asked to comment on their future . " YES but I would add a comma after "recently" and a full stop at the end.

— JohnParis

  • Wilhelm Tell Hi, Is the following sentence correct?
  • "Recently , the band was asked to comment on their future .
  • " YES but I would add a comma after "recently" and a full stop at the end.
  • " It depends.
  • Are you speaking about last October or next October?
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Wilhelm Tell Hi, Is the following sentence correct? "Recently, the band was asked to comment on their future." YES but I would add a comma after "recently" and a full stop at the end.
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Thanks for the reply, John.

Regarding the second sentence: I am narrating a past story in the present tense: "In October, U2 return with a new album"
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In not quite certain what "narrating a past story in the present tense" means. If you are reporting on past activities of U2, you should say "In October, U2 returned with a new album."
If you are telling readers what U2 will be doing in October 2012, you may say "In October, U2 return with a new album." or "In October, U2
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