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Hitchiker Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Simple grammer
Photo's for me, are memories digitally captured to share with others and to remind me of the privilege I had to visit so many different and wonderful places
Whats the use of Had in the sentence above when he/she is describing routine action.?
Whats the use of Had in the sentence above when he/she is describing routine action.?
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Hello :-) Here, "I had" refers to "privilege". I had the privilege to visit .... " The grammar is a little more complicated, but basically there was a "that" between "privilege" and "I had".
- Hello :-) Here, "I had" refers to "privilege".
- I had the privilege to visit ....
- " The grammar is a little more complicated, but basically there was a "that" between "privilege" and "I had".
- An example with the same rule: The sentence you wrote is interesting, Hitchhiker.
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Hello :-)
Here, "I had" refers to "privilege".
I had the privilege to visit ....
So, "had" means possession, as in "I had a nice car, but somebody stole it."
The grammar is a little more complicated, but basically there was a "that" between "privilege" and "I had". An example with the same rule:
The sentence you wrote is interestin
Here, "I had" refers to "privilege".
I had the privilege to visit ....
So, "had" means possession, as in "I had a nice car, but somebody stole it."
The grammar is a little more complicated, but basically there was a "that" between "privilege" and "I had". An example with the same rule:
The sentence you wrote is interestin
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1.Maldives has number 1 beaches in the world.
2.Maldives have number 1 beaches in the world
4.The Maldives has number 1 beaches in the world
5.The Maldives have number 1 beaches in the world
Which sentence is correct?
Maldives is made of group of islands,but in my opinion it is singular noune as it maldives singular as country.so 1 is correct?
2.Maldives have number 1 beaches in the world
4.The Maldives has number 1 beaches in the world
5.The Maldives have number 1 beaches in the world
Which sentence is correct?
Maldives is made of group of islands,but in my opinion it is singular noune as it maldives singular as country.so 1 is correct?
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Have also means possesion.why "had" come to there?
"I had to " what does this mean?
"I had to " what does this mean?
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so "had" in there is past perfect tense right? "I had the privilege to visit" means he/she used to have or possess the previlege
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Quickly...
Maldives is plural. Therefore it takes plural 's'. It makes no difference if it is a GROUP of islands, states, or amazon women living in the hills of Greece.
And because Maldives is a group of islands, it takes "The". "The" is also used for groups of states, territories, countries etc. Examples:
Maldives is plural. Therefore it takes plural 's'. It makes no difference if it is a GROUP of islands, states, or amazon women living in the hills of Greece.
And because Maldives is a group of islands, it takes "The". "The" is also used for groups of states, territories, countries etc. Examples:
- The United States / The United Kingdon - The Kingdom
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hitchikerHave also means possesion.why "had" come to there?"I had to " what does this mean?
Because "had" is in the past. Don't try and think this sentence is too complicated, just think about the meaning :-) And look at "I had" (the privilege) "to visit ....". After privilege, we can use a verb, and this verb must have "to". (some people claim thi
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hitchikerso "had" in there is past perfect tense right? "I had the privilege to visit" means he/she used to have or possess the previlege
"had" is past simple here. In the past, not now. Many English speakers would probably put "have had" (present perfect) to emphasize the experience, importance, relevance to now.
You are right about privilege (t
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