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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

tense in a main clause with a since-clause

Grammar books say tense in a main clause with a subordinate since-clause should be perfect. Then, are sentence (a) and (b) incorrect?
(a) Agassi became the first American champion since McEnroe in 1984.
(b) This is the first case since smoking was banned in all enclosed public places.

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Anonymous Grammar books say tense in a main clause with a subordinate since-clause should be perfect. That is true of durational events (see below). Anonymous a) Agassi became the first American champion since McEnroe in 1984.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Grammar books say tense in a main clause with a subordinate since-clause should be perfect.
  • That is true of durational events (see below).
  • Anonymous a) Agassi became the first American champion since McEnroe in 1984.
  • There is no subordinate clause in A: 'since' is a preposition.
  • Anonymous (b) This is the first case since smoking was banned in all enclosed public places.
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AnonymousGrammar books say tense in a main clause with a subordinate since-clause should be perfect.
That is true of durational events (see below).
Anonymousa) Agassi became the first American champion since McEnroe in 1984.
There is no subordinate clause in A: 'since' is a preposition.
Anonymous(b) T
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