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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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"One day he met an old woman on his way home."
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00 Does "he" know what day "One day" is? 02 br
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0 One Day 02 br 02 br 02 br 00 Use One Day when you want to imply an ordinary day that is like any other. The characters in the story are usually performing a task that they perform everyday. 02 br 02 br 00 Then the sentence would imply it is important that the event of meeting the woman happened on Tuesday.
- 0 One Day 02 br 02 br 02 br 00 Use One Day when you want to imply an ordinary day that is like any other.
- The characters in the story are usually performing a task that they perform everyday.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Then the sentence would imply it is important that the event of meeting the woman happened on Tuesday.
- The reader may become confused wondering why Tuesday is such an important day.
- 02 br 02 br 00 One day simplifies this and lets the reader know that the character in the story is going on with a normal routine.
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0 One Day 02 br
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00 Use One Day when you want to imply an ordinary day that is like any other. The characters in the story are usually performing a task that they perform everyday. “One day” is a part of their normal routine. 02 br
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00 So the character probably knows what day it truly is, however the writer does not feel it is necessa
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00 Use One Day when you want to imply an ordinary day that is like any other. The characters in the story are usually performing a task that they perform everyday. “One day” is a part of their normal routine. 02 br
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10 Use One Day when you want to imply an ordinary day that is like any other. The characters in the story are usually performing a task that they perform everyday. “One d
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0 Hi Anon 02 br
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00 You can use 'one day' (with the past tense) to refer to the time of one specific event in the past. However, the event took place so long ago that you don't know the exact date anymore and/or knowing the exact date is not particularly important to the telling of the story. 'One day' generally does not refer to the recent past. 02 br
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00 You can use 'one day' (with the past tense) to refer to the time of one specific event in the past. However, the event took place so long ago that you don't know the exact date anymore and/or knowing the exact date is not particularly important to the telling of the story. 'One day' generally does not refer to the recent past. 02 br
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