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Jesusengland Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
She was now / then the president elect.
Hello.
What is the difference in meaning between b) and c) :
a) She is now the president elect.
b) She was now the president elect.
c) She was then the president elect.
I would be grateful for all your help about this thread.
What is the difference in meaning between b) and c) :
a) She is now the president elect.
b) She was now the president elect.
c) She was then the president elect.
I would be grateful for all your help about this thread.
Top answer
B sets the reader into that past time. C views that past time from the reader's now.
- B sets the reader into that past time.
- C views that past time from the reader's now.
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B sets the reader into that past time.
C views that past time from the reader's now.
C views that past time from the reader's now.
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I can't understand well your answer. Could you give me more help about your answer?
Thanks.
Thanks.
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a) She is now the president elect. She is the president elect at this moment at which I am speaking.
b) She was now the president elect. She [was / had just become] the president elect at this point in the story which I am telling.
c) She was then the president elect.
b) She was now the president elect. She [was / had just become] the president elect at this point in the story which I am telling.
c) She was then the president elect.
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