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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

surprise

There's a lot of people on the beach. When we walked to the beach, much to my surprise, only a small group of teenagers was in the water.

Are there any mistakes?
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Hi, It's OK. Although some people might suggest you say There are a lot of people on the beach. When we walked to the beach, much to my surprise, only a small group of teenagers were in the water.

— Clive

  • Hi, It's OK.
  • Although some people might suggest you say There are a lot of people on the beach.
  • When we walked to the beach, much to my surprise, only a small group of teenagers were in the water.
  • Are you sure you want the first sentence to be in Present tense?
  • Clive Are there any mistakes?
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Hi,
It's OK. Although some people might suggest you say

There are a lot of people on the beach. When we walked to the beach, much to my surprise, only a small group of teenagers were in the water.

Are you sure you want the first sentence to be in Present tense?

Clive


Are there any mistakes?
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How about "a team is/are"?

Yes. I meant to use the present tense and the sentences that follow describe an activity in the past. Would it be more natural if I had said "When we walked over"?
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Hi,
How about "a team is/are"? For such words, it depends on whether you are thinking of it as a unit, or of the people as individuals.


Yes. I meant to use the present tense and the sentences that follow describe an activity in the past. OK.

Would it be more natural if I had said "When we walked over"? Not more natural, no.

'Walked over' suggests you only walk
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