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Navk Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Sentence error
Born of Ibuza parents in Nigeria, novelist Buchi
Emecheta moved to England in 1962, since which she
has lived in North London.
(A) 1962, since which she has lived in North London
(B) 1962 and has lived since then in North London
(C) 1962, since then she has lived in North London
(D) 1962 and lived since then in North London
(E) 1962, and living in North London since that time
Emecheta moved to England in 1962, since which she
has lived in North London.
(A) 1962, since which she has lived in North London
(B) 1962 and has lived since then in North London
(C) 1962, since then she has lived in North London
(D) 1962 and lived since then in North London
(E) 1962, and living in North London since that time
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I think your sentence will be correct if you replace your "1962, since which she has lived in North London" with either "B" or "C". Thus, Born of lbuza parents in Nigeria, novelist Buchi Emecheta moved to England in 1962 and has lived since then in North London" or "Born of lbuza parents in Nigeria, novelist Buchi Emecheta moved to England in 1962, since then she has lived in North London" But I wouldn't use the 'present perfect tense' in that sentence if the novelist has died. I wouldn't say 'has lived' if she is dead already.
- I think your sentence will be correct if you replace your "1962, since which she has lived in North London" with either "B" or "C".
- Thus, Born of lbuza parents in Nigeria, novelist Buchi Emecheta moved to England in 1962 and has lived since then in North London" or "Born of lbuza parents in Nigeria, novelist Buchi Emecheta moved to England in 1962, since then she has lived in North London" But I wouldn't use the 'present perfect tense' in that sentence if the novelist has died.
- I wouldn't say 'has lived' if she is dead already.
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I think your sentence will be correct if you replace your "1962, since which she has lived in North London" with either "B" or "C". Thus, Born of lbuza parents in Nigeria, novelist Buchi Emecheta moved to England in 1962 and has lived since then in North London" or "Born of lbuza parents in Nigeria, novelist Buchi Emecheta moved to England in 1962, since then she has lived in North Londo
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The answer is B.
C is not possible because it is a comma-splice error. These would fix C:
C1) 1962, and since then she has lived in North London
C2) 1962; since then she has lived in North London
C is not possible because it is a comma-splice error. These would fix C:
C1) 1962, and since then she has lived in North London
C2) 1962; since then she has lived in North London
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OK, I see. Many thanks to you, Mister Micawber, for correcting me. It was my mistake to focus on the tenses only.
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Thank you for the reply 
. My answer key matches with B, but I thought the answer should have been D, that is,
Born of Ib
. My answer key matches with B, but I thought the answer should have been D, that is,Born of Ib
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navkmoved to England in 1962 and lived since then in North London.Can you please point out what is the error in this sentence?'Since then' is a span of time from1962 until the present, so it requires the present perfect, not the simple past:
...moved to England in 1962 and has lived since then in North London.
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