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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Tenses in sequence: Present perfect and simple past
Which tense (or combination of tenses) should I use to make this text more effective?
1) We have all started writing a novel that we have never actually completed. Nor indeed, have we finished writing a second novel, or a third one...
2) We have all started writing a novel that we never actually completed. Nor indeed, have we finished writing a second novel, or a third one...
3) We all started writing a novel that we never actually completed. Nor indeed, did we finish writing a second novel, or a third one...
4)We have all started writing a novel that we never actually completed. Nor indeed, did we finish writing a second novel, or a third one...
, which nevertheless seemed to us easier to write.
Is any of the versions above completely incorrect?
Also, if there is another possibility that sounds better than the options I've written, could you tell me please?
Thank you
1) We have all started writing a novel that we have never actually completed. Nor indeed, have we finished writing a second novel, or a third one...
2) We have all started writing a novel that we never actually completed. Nor indeed, have we finished writing a second novel, or a third one...
3) We all started writing a novel that we never actually completed. Nor indeed, did we finish writing a second novel, or a third one...
4)We have all started writing a novel that we never actually completed. Nor indeed, did we finish writing a second novel, or a third one...
, which nevertheless seemed to us easier to write.
Is any of the versions above completely incorrect?
Also, if there is another possibility that sounds better than the options I've written, could you tell me please?
Thank you
Top answer
1) We have (Wrong) all started writing a novel that we have never actually completed. Nor indeed, have we finished writing a second novel, or a third one... 2) We have (Wrong) all started writing a novel that we never actually completed.
- 1) We have (Wrong) all started writing a novel that we have never actually completed.
- Nor indeed, have we finished writing a second novel, or a third one...
- 2) We have (Wrong) all started writing a novel that we never actually completed.
- Nor indeed, have we finished writing a second novel, or a third one...
- 3) We all started writing a novel that we never actually completed.
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1) We have (Wrong) all started writing a novel that we have never actually completed. Nor indeed, have we finished writing a second novel, or a third one...
2) We have (Wrong) all started writing a novel that we never actually completed. Nor indeed, have we finished writing a second novel, or a third one...
3) We all started writing a novel that we nev
2) We have (Wrong) all started writing a novel that we never actually completed. Nor indeed, have we finished writing a second novel, or a third one...
3) We all started writing a novel that we nev
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