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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

The use of since

pls tell me which sentence is correct and why.Which sentence is wrong n why.

Jim has been misbehaving since the weekend.

Jim has been misbehaving since THE past 3 days

Jim has been misbehaving for 3 days

Jim has been misbehaving since friday.

It has been 3 days since Jim has been misbehaving

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Which sentence is wrong n why. 'Since' needs to refer to some point or event in the past. Jim has been misbehaving since the weekend.

  • Which sentence is wrong n why.
  • 'Since' needs to refer to some point or event in the past.
  • Jim has been misbehaving since the weekend.
  • OK Jim has been misbehaving since THE past 3 days Not OK Jim has been misbehaving for 3 days OK Jim has been misbehaving since F riday.
  • OK It has been 3 days since Jim has been misbehaving No.
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Hi,

pls tell me which sentence is correct and why.Which sentence is wrong n why.

'Since' needs to refer to some point or event in the past.

Jim has been misbehaving since the weekend. OK

Jim has been misbehaving since THE past 3 days Not OK

Jim has been misbehaving for 3 days OK

Jim has been misbehaving since Friday. OK

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