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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
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Since
Sir,
1They have been friends since childhood.
2.He hasn't been home since he graduated.
In (1) since function as preposition, but in (2) does it functioning same as in (1) or something different.
Thnaks.
1They have been friends since childhood.
2.He hasn't been home since he graduated.
In (1) since function as preposition, but in (2) does it functioning same as in (1) or something different.
Thnaks.
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In (2), 'since' is a conjunction, since it is followed by a finite clause. Pragmatic functions are similar, of course-- 'since he graduated' = 'since graduation'.
- In (2), 'since' is a conjunction, since it is followed by a finite clause.
- Pragmatic functions are similar, of course-- 'since he graduated' = 'since graduation'.
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In (2), 'since' is a conjunction, since it is followed by a finite clause. Pragmatic functions are similar, of course-- 'since he graduated' = 'since graduation'.
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