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"It transpires that the terrible man-made famines of the Stalin years that have seemed to provide [the] incontrovertible proof of the depravity of the Communist system were in fact a by-product of Western policy."
Does the sentence work? And, is the [the] needed?
Thank you.
Does the sentence work? And, is the [the] needed?
Thank you.
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Hi, Yes. To me, 'the' is not necessary. Clive
- Hi, Yes.
- To me, 'the' is not necessary.
- Clive
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Just to make sure I grasp correctly the difference in meaning that is made when I alter the tense of a part of the original example:
"It transpires that the terrible man-made famines of the Stalin years that [have seemed to provide] incontrovertible proof of the depravity of the Communist system were in fact a by-product of Western policy."
"have seemed to provide" / "have s
"It transpires that the terrible man-made famines of the Stalin years that [have seemed to provide] incontrovertible proof of the depravity of the Communist system were in fact a by-product of Western policy."
"have seemed to provide" / "have s
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Hi,
Just to make sure I grasp correctly the difference in meaning that is made when I alter the tense of a part of the original example:
"It transpires that the terrible man-made famines of the Stalin years that [have seemed to provide] incontrovertible proof of the depravity of the Communist system were in fact a by-product of Western policy."
"have seemed to provide"
Just to make sure I grasp correctly the difference in meaning that is made when I alter the tense of a part of the original example:
"It transpires that the terrible man-made famines of the Stalin years that [have seemed to provide] incontrovertible proof of the depravity of the Communist system were in fact a by-product of Western policy."
"have seemed to provide"
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