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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Present Perfect - Is this Short Answer Right?
Dear Native Speakers,
Sentence 2) below is meant to refer back to sentence 1). I read everywhere that sentence 2) should be, Some of them already have., but is Some of them have already been. correct as well?
1) The people whose cards were mistakenly charged will be compensated.
2) Some of them have already been.
Could you tell me, please, which one I should use? Thank you.
Sentence 2) below is meant to refer back to sentence 1). I read everywhere that sentence 2) should be, Some of them already have., but is Some of them have already been. correct as well?
1) The people whose cards were mistakenly charged will be compensated.
2) Some of them have already been.
Could you tell me, please, which one I should use? Thank you.
Top answer
"Some of them have already been" doesn't feel the most natural to me. "
- "Some of them have already been" doesn't feel the most natural to me.
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"Some of them have already been" doesn't feel the most natural to me. ("Some of them have already been compensated" is OK, but in your context you often wouldn't bother to repeat the word "compensated".)
These feel more natural:
"Some of them already have been."
"Some of them have been already."
These feel more natural:
"Some of them already have been."
"Some of them have been already."
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Oh, by the way, note the differing stress pattern:
"Some of them already have been." -- main stress on "have"
"Some of them have been already." -- main stress on "already"
"Some of them already have been." -- main stress on "have"
"Some of them have been already." -- main stress on "already"
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