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Square Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
since going to primary school for the first time
John and I have studied together in all twelve years since beginning /going to primary school.
I know that "beginning" is correct. However, I'd like to know the reasoning behind this.
Here is my opinion. Please confirm if I get it correctly.
Since is usually followed by a point of time in past. "beginning primary school" is clearly a particular time in the past while "going to primary school" is not.
Are the sentences below correct?
1. John and I have studied together in all twelve years since going to primary school for the first time.
2. John and I have studied together in all twelve years since we first went to primary school.
3. John and I have studied together in all twelve years since we went to primary school for the first time.
I know that "beginning" is correct. However, I'd like to know the reasoning behind this.
Here is my opinion. Please confirm if I get it correctly.
Since is usually followed by a point of time in past. "beginning primary school" is clearly a particular time in the past while "going to primary school" is not.
Are the sentences below correct?
1. John and I have studied together in all twelve years since going to primary school for the first time.
2. John and I have studied together in all twelve years since we first went to primary school.
3. John and I have studied together in all twelve years since we went to primary school for the first time.
Top answer
Square Since is usually followed by a point of time in past. "beginning primary school" is clearly a particular time in the past while "going to primary school" is not. I think that's pretty much right.
- Square Since is usually followed by a point of time in past.
- "beginning primary school" is clearly a particular time in the past while "going to primary school" is not.
- I think that's pretty much right.
- "going to primary school" is understood to refer to a continuing state of affairs, so works less well as a starting point for anything.
- Square 1.
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SquareSince is usually followed by a point of time in past. "beginning primary school" is clearly a particular time in the past while "going to primary school" is not.I think that's pretty much right. "going to primary school" is understood to refer to a continuing state of affairs, so works less well as a starting point for anything.
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