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Pleasehelp Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Present perfect
I've found out that I may have anxiety disorder while I was in NYC.
This sentence is incorrect since it's a specific place so how would I correct it?
This sentence is incorrect since it's a specific place so how would I correct it?
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PH, Here is my 2 cents with this sentence: When we say: he has found [his true love ]/ [out that his wife has been messing around with his best friend ], we feel that we have found the facts. In your sentence, you have "may have" which is not proven factual. So I would say "found" should be replaced by "learned".
- PH, Here is my 2 cents with this sentence: When we say: he has found [his true love ]/ [out that his wife has been messing around with his best friend ], we feel that we have found the facts.
- In your sentence, you have "may have" which is not proven factual.
- So I would say "found" should be replaced by "learned".
- And since the context was " while I was in NYC ".
- This is past tense context which can not be combined with present perfect.
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PH,
Here is my 2 cents with this sentence:
When we say: he has found [his true love]/ [out that his wife has been messing around with his best friend], we feel that we have found the facts. In your sentence, you have "may have" which is not proven factual. So I would say "found" should be replaced by "learned". And since the context was "while I was in NYC
Here is my 2 cents with this sentence:
When we say: he has found [his true love]/ [out that his wife has been messing around with his best friend], we feel that we have found the facts. In your sentence, you have "may have" which is not proven factual. So I would say "found" should be replaced by "learned". And since the context was "while I was in NYC
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I found out I may have had anxiety disorder, while I was in
CJ, can you tell me why it shouldn't be present perfect here? It sounds strange to me without it. THanks
CJ, can you tell me why it shouldn't be present perfect here? It sounds strange to me without it. THanks
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English 1b3I found out I may have had anxiety disorder, while I was inYou changed the original sentence. You added had and a comma. Do you want me to comment further on the original sentence or do you want me to comment
CJ, can you tell me why it shouldn't be present perfect here? It sounds strange to me without it. THanks
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I've found out that I may have anxiety disorder while I was in NYC.
Sorry, the original sentence, please.
I thought it should be this:
I found out that I may have had anxiety disorder while I was in NYC.
Sorry, the original sentence, please.
I thought it should be this:
I found out that I may have had anxiety disorder while I was in NYC.
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1. I've found out that I may have anxiety disorder while I was in NYC.
2. I found out that I may have had anxiety disorder while I was in NYC.
1. Incorrect. Change I've to I. The present perfect is incompatible with the mention of a definite time in the past, such as while I was in NYC. You simply can't use sentences like I have found out about it a week a
2. I found out that I may have had anxiety disorder while I was in NYC.
1. Incorrect. Change I've to I. The present perfect is incompatible with the mention of a definite time in the past, such as while I was in NYC. You simply can't use sentences like I have found out about it a week a
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