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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
There have been times
"There will be times, there have been times, when political figures who have died that I might profoundly disagree with. But when they pass you show respect and do so in a dignified way." (David Cameron.)
Does the clause "there have been times" refer to the past, the present or both in the above?
Does the clause "there have been times" refer to the past, the present or both in the above?
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It refers to the past and right up to the present.
- It refers to the past and right up to the present.
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teechrIt refers to the past and right up to the present.Thank you for the reply.
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There will be times, there have been times, when political figures who have died that I might profoundly disagree with. But when they pass you show respect and do so in a dignified way." (David Cameron.)
The word 'who' makes no sense here.
The word 'who' makes no sense here.
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CliveThere will be times, there have been times, when political figures who have died that I might profoundly disagree with. But when they pass you show respect and do so in a dignified way." (David Cameron.)The word 'who' makes no sense here.Thank you, Clive, for the reply.
Isn't "who" a relative pronoun in a noun phrase "political figures who have
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There will be times, there have been times, when political figures (who have died) (that I might profoundly disagree with)
I have bracketed 2 subordinate clauses that relate to 'figures'
I have bolded the rest to show you that there is no main verb to tell us what these figures have done.
I have bracketed 2 subordinate clauses that relate to 'figures'
I have bolded the rest to show you that there is no main verb to tell us what these figures have done.
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CliveThere will be times, there have been times, when political figures (who have died) (that I might profoundly disagree with) I have bracketed 2 subordinate clauses that relate to 'figures' I have bolded the rest to show you that there is no main verb to tell us what these figures have done.Thank you for the detailed explanation.
Would it improve t
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