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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
Posterior
Is this sentence correct:
"Neil Armstrong forgot his camera on Moon, and none of the POSTERIOR astronauts who were there have picked it up."
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Christine Christie correct No. You need 'following' or 'subsequent'. Or: ...
- Christine Christie correct No.
- You need 'following' or 'subsequent'.
- Or: ...
- none of the astronauts who were there later have picked it up .
- 'posterior' has the sense of 'behind'.
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Christine Christiecorrect
No. You need 'following' or 'subsequent'.
Or: ... none of the astronauts who were there later have picked it up.
'posterior' has the sense of 'behind'. As such it is used very often in medical terminology.
posterior cruciate ligament; posterior ventromedial prefrontal cortex; posterior neural c
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"Neil Armstrong forgot his camera on the Moon, and none of the astronauts who were there later picked it up."
'posterior' is not wrong, but we seldom use it like this.
I wouldn't say Present Perfect is wrong, but I prefer Simple Past here.
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