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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
The used tense I feel odd.
The protagonist is a prince from Amber. He has amnesia, now staying at the house of one, Flora, of his sisters.
He got a call from one, Random, of his brothers during Flora's absence and spoke with him and knew he was running from something.
Amber. Somehow, the key to everything lay in Amber, I knew. The secret of the entire mess was in Amber, in some event that had transpired in that place, and fairly recently, I'd judge. I'd have to be on my toes. I'd have to pretend to the knowledge I didn't possess, while piece by piece I mined it from those who had it. I felt confident that I could do it.
<Nine Princes in Amber" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny>
I'd like to know why it is "mined," not "have mined/ would have mined."
Thank you in advance for your help.
He got a call from one, Random, of his brothers during Flora's absence and spoke with him and knew he was running from something.
Amber. Somehow, the key to everything lay in Amber, I knew. The secret of the entire mess was in Amber, in some event that had transpired in that place, and fairly recently, I'd judge. I'd have to be on my toes. I'd have to pretend to the knowledge I didn't possess, while piece by piece I mined it from those who had it. I felt confident that I could do it.
<Nine Princes in Amber" of The Great Book of Amber by Roger Zelazny>
I'd like to know why it is "mined," not "have mined/ would have mined."
Thank you in advance for your help.
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from one, Random, of his brothers That is terrible structuring. I am disappointed in Zelazny. " Sloppy (but native) structuring, though native dependent clauses often contain simplified verbs.
- from one, Random, of his brothers That is terrible structuring.
- I am disappointed in Zelazny.
- " Sloppy (but native) structuring, though native dependent clauses often contain simplified verbs.
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park sang joonthe house of one, Flora, of his sisters....from one, Random, of his brothersThat is terrible structuring. I am disappointed in Zelazny.
park sang joonI'd like to know why it is "mined," not "have mined/ would have mined."Sloppy (but native) structuring, though native dependent clauses often contain simplifie
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