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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
The Use of "Double" As an Adjective and Mixing Tenses in a Sentence
I want to convey that "Next Week, at a certain place, I expect to have double the number of people that are here today." But I want to make this statement tomorrow -- after today's party is over. I made something like this:
Next Saturday, I expect to have double the number of people that were present yesterday.
I made this sentence-formation becuase it felt right but I see following two problems. Please advise:
(1) Next Saturday, I expect to have double the number of people This part has "Next Saturday" (a day in future) and then uses "I expect" (present tense). Then, in the second part "that were present yesterday" past tense is used. Years ago, my teacher told me that I should never use present tense and past tense in the same sentense. So, is this mixing of tense in the sentense correct?
(2) "double the number of people that were present yesterday" I am not sure if this a grammetically correct use of double.
Please advise. Also, please suggest if there is a better sentense formation for the same meaning.
Next Saturday, I expect to have double the number of people that were present yesterday.
I made this sentence-formation becuase it felt right but I see following two problems. Please advise:
(1) Next Saturday, I expect to have double the number of people This part has "Next Saturday" (a day in future) and then uses "I expect" (present tense). Then, in the second part "that were present yesterday" past tense is used. Years ago, my teacher told me that I should never use present tense and past tense in the same sentense. So, is this mixing of tense in the sentense correct?
(2) "double the number of people that were present yesterday" I am not sure if this a grammetically correct use of double.
Please advise. Also, please suggest if there is a better sentense formation for the same meaning.
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" But I want to make this statement tomorrow -- after today's party is over. I made something like this: Next Saturday, I expect to have double the number of people that were present yesterday. Sounds OK.
- " But I want to make this statement tomorrow -- after today's party is over.
- I made something like this: Next Saturday, I expect to have double the number of people that were present yesterday.
- Sounds OK.
- I made this sentence-formation becuase it felt right but I see following two problems.
- Please advise: (1) Next Saturday, I expect to have double the number of people This part has "Next Saturday" (a day in future) and then uses "I expect" (present tense).
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Hi,
I want to convey that "Next Week, at a certain place, I expect to have double the number of people that are here today." But I want to make this statement tomorrow -- after today's party is over. I made something like this:
Next Saturday, I expect to have double the number of people that were present yesterday. Sounds OK.
I made this sentence-formation becu
I want to convey that "Next Week, at a certain place, I expect to have double the number of people that are here today." But I want to make this statement tomorrow -- after today's party is over. I made something like this:
Next Saturday, I expect to have double the number of people that were present yesterday. Sounds OK.
I made this sentence-formation becu
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