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Is this sentence correctly written? There has never been any player like him.Is it a sentence with the present perfect tense?

CalifJim · Accepted Answer

AnonymousIs this sentence correctly written? There has never been any player like him.

Yes. It's correct.

AnonymousIs it a sentence with the present perfect tense?

Yes. 'has been' is the present perfect of 'be'.

CJ

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CalifJim AnonymousIs this sentence correctly written? There has never been any player like him.Yes. It's correct.AnonymousIs it a sentence with the present perfect tense?Yes. 'has been' is the present perfect of 'be'.CJ

Thanks.

Just to review, which means that there was no player like him from the past without an exact time until the present now, right?

CalifJim · Answer

Anonymousthere was no player like him from the past without an exact time until the present now, right?

The underlined phrases are not helpful. There is no event, action, or situation of any kind when you say "never", so it's obvious that the idea of "exact time" does not apply. Further, 'the present now' is the same as 'now'. There is no meaningful concept which is 'the past now', for example. The only 'now' there is is the present now, so you don't need to say 'the present'.

Essentially, however, what you say is correct. It means:

There has been no player like him — ever, at any time — until now. (From the beginning of the universe until now.)

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

CalifJim There is no event, action, or situation of any kind when you say "never", so it's obvious that the idea of "exact time" does not app

Yes, that was what I thought.

CalifJim'the present now' is the same as 'now'

I meant to include a comma after the 'present'.

CalifJimThe only 'now' there is is the present now, so you don't need to say 'the present'.

Do you mean that it is redundant to say the 'present now', in which I should have used either 'present or now' and not both together?

CalifJimThere has been no player like him

Does the exclusion of the word 'never' not impact and change the meaning of the sentence that 'there is no event, action, or situation of any kind and thus it's obvious that the idea of the exact time does not apply' as you stated? I am assuming that it does not, but would like your confirmation.

CalifJimever, at any time — until now. (From the beginning of the universe until now.)

Are these just to clarify the meaning of the sentence?

Thanks again!

CalifJim · Answer

AnonymousDo you mean that it is redundant to say the 'present now', in which I should have used either 'present or now' and not both together?

Yes.

AnonymousDoes the exclusion of the word 'never' not impact and change the meaning of the sentence that 'there is no event, action, or situation of any kind and thus it's obvious that the idea of the exact time does not apply' as you stated? I am assuming that it does not, but would like your confirmation.

I can confirm that. "no" serves the role of "never", so the principle is the same.

AnonymousCalifJimever, at any time — until now. (From the beginning of the universe until now.)Are these just to clarify the meaning of the sentence?

Yes.

CJ

Anonymous · Answer

CalifJimI can confirm that. "no" serves the role of "never", so the principle is the same.

Got it. Thanks, CJ.

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