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Moon7296 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Question (negative and positive Q)
"Now that he needed your help, you should have helped him." (it doesn't sound alright)
1. Doesn't 'now that' work in the sentence here because 'he needed your help' is not an accomplishment?
2. Does 'now that' fail to work in the sentence here because 'he needed your help' is not an accomplishment?
Q) I found two sentences above from one of the CalifJim's answers in this EnglishForward.
I think the reason why CaliJim corrected #1 written by a question maker into #2 is #1 sounds weird.
Anyway what I want to know is doesn't #1 make sense?
Also, isn't #2 used in the same way as #1 but the difference occurs between negative and possitive question like below?
3. Does he eat pizza?
4. Doesn't he eat pizza?
1. Doesn't 'now that' work in the sentence here because 'he needed your help' is not an accomplishment?
2. Does 'now that' fail to work in the sentence here because 'he needed your help' is not an accomplishment?
Q) I found two sentences above from one of the CalifJim's answers in this EnglishForward.
I think the reason why CaliJim corrected #1 written by a question maker into #2 is #1 sounds weird.
Anyway what I want to know is doesn't #1 make sense?
Also, isn't #2 used in the same way as #1 but the difference occurs between negative and possitive question like below?
3. Does he eat pizza?
4. Doesn't he eat pizza?
Top answer
Hello Moon, Well I am not a native so I will give you my opinion. There are to alternatives here: 1. Now that he needs help, you should help him 2.
- Hello Moon, Well I am not a native so I will give you my opinion.
- There are to alternatives here: 1.
- Now that he needs help, you should help him 2.
- if he needed help, you should have helped him Michael Swan goes like this 387 now (that) can be used as a conjunction.
- In informal style, that is often dropped Now (that) Andrew is married, he has become much more responsible.
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Hello Moon,
Well I am not a native so I will give you my opinion. There are to alternatives here:
1. Now that he needs help, you should help him
2. if he needed help, you should have helped him
Michael Swan goes like this
387 now (that) can be used as a conjunction. In informal style, that is often dropped
Now (that) Andrew is married, he has become much more responsi
Well I am not a native so I will give you my opinion. There are to alternatives here:
1. Now that he needs help, you should help him
2. if he needed help, you should have helped him
Michael Swan goes like this
387 now (that) can be used as a conjunction. In informal style, that is often dropped
Now (that) Andrew is married, he has become much more responsi
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