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Anonymous Posted 6 years ago
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Sentence structure

Hi Friends,

He's the first person from Africa to have written a full-fledged novel.

He's the first person from Africa to write a full-fledged novel.

Which version is right?

Thank you.

  

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anonymous Which version is right? They are both fine as far as tense is concerned, and they mean the same thing. However, "full-fledged" does not go well with "novel", and it sounds like you couldn't remember "full-length", which is the word you probably need.

  • anonymous Which version is right?
  • They are both fine as far as tense is concerned, and they mean the same thing.
  • However, "full-fledged" does not go well with "novel", and it sounds like you couldn't remember "full-length", which is the word you probably need.
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anonymousWhich version is right?

They are both fine as far as tense is concerned, and they mean the same thing. However, "full-fledged" does not go well with "novel", and it sounds like you couldn't remember "full-length", which is the word you probably need.

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