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Contiluo Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

Terrifying

Is the following sentence acceptable?

After Amy experienced the terrifying robbery, her heart is still fluttering with fear.
  

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No, it seems to be narrative, so your verb tenses are incompatible.

— Mister Micawber

  • No, it seems to be narrative, so your verb tenses are incompatible.
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No, it seems to be narrative, so your verb tenses are incompatible.
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contiluoAfter Amy experienced the terrifying robbery, her heart is still fluttering with fear.
To my ear, this does not work. I'm not sure I can explain why.

Since Amy experienced the terrifying robbery, her heart is [still] fluttering with fear. Okay

Since Amy experienced the terrifying robbery, her heart has been fluttering with f
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