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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Present/past tense

"The addition of koala hails/hailed from Papua New Guinea."
  

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I don't see that the "addition" of something can "hail from" somewhere. It's the thing itself that "hails from" somewhere. You can say "The koalas hail/hailed from Papua New Guinea".

— GPY

  • I don't see that the "addition" of something can "hail from" somewhere.
  • It's the thing itself that "hails from" somewhere.
  • You can say "The koalas hail/hailed from Papua New Guinea".
  • As for whether it should be "hails" or "hailed", that simply depends on whether you want present or past tense, which will be determined by the context.
  • Edit: Actually, perhaps you mean "the addition of koalas hailing from Papua New Guinea".
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I don't see that the "addition" of something can "hail from" somewhere. It's the thing itself that "hails from" somewhere. You can say "The koalas hail/hailed from Papua New Guinea". As for whether it should be "hails" or "hailed", that simply depends on whether you want present or past tense, which will be determined by the context.

Edit: Actually, perhaps you mean "the addition of koala
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We usually say that a person hails/hailed from somewhere.

Hails if they recently arrived
Hailed if the arrival is not recent..

What does 'the addition of koala' mean?
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