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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
TOEIC question
We have ____ the end of the month to raise the necessary capital.
A) for
B) until
C) still
D) before
I dont' know the answer yet. It seems to me that D) is the best one, becasue before is similar to by. Please advise.
LC
A) for
B) until
C) still
D) before
I dont' know the answer yet. It seems to me that D) is the best one, becasue before is similar to by. Please advise.
LC
Top answer
until. You must raise the money BEFORE the end of the month or You must raise the money BY the end of the month, but in this order, You have UNTIL the end of the month. )
- until.
- You must raise the money BEFORE the end of the month or You must raise the money BY the end of the month, but in this order, You have UNTIL the end of the month.
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until.
You must raise the money BEFORE the end of the month or You must raise the money BY the end of the month, but in this order, You have UNTIL the end of the month.
(Obviously, for and still don't make any sense at all.)
You must raise the money BEFORE the end of the month or You must raise the money BY the end of the month, but in this order, You have UNTIL the end of the month.
(Obviously, for and still don't make any sense at all.)
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Grammar Geekuntil.Hi Barbara,
You must raise the money BEFORE the end of the month or You must raise the money BY the end of the month, but in this order, You have UNTIL the end of the month.
(Obviously, for and still don't make any sense at all.)
I still don't understand why before c
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Let me see. I am terrible at naming things like "an adverb of {X} which modifies a clause of {Y}. So I can only show you by examples. I know "because that's the way we do it" isn't a good answer, so perhaps someone will come in and give the "proper" explanation. But here are some examples of usage.
If you have to do something by a certain date or event, you could say "You must do it BEFOR
If you have to do something by a certain date or event, you could say "You must do it BEFOR
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The idiom is to have [amount of time] to (do something).
It means that the action described by the final infinitive must be done within the amount of time allotted.
The students had one hour to complete the exam.
We have three months to install the kitchen cabinets.
Martha and Sam ha
It means that the action described by the final infinitive must be done within the amount of time allotted.
The students had one hour to complete the exam.
We have three months to install the kitchen cabinets.
Martha and Sam ha
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We have ____ the end of the month to raise the necessary capital.
We have at some time to do something.
This is what I call split infinitive.
Split infinitive is a structure, when "to" is separated from the re
We have at some time to do something.
This is what I call split infinitive.
Split infinitive is a structure, when "to" is separated from the re
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I'm sorry but I couldn't get why we use or don't use before here. My intuition says "until fits better" but still could not get why "before" not. Can we briefly say "it is an idiomatic usage"?
PS: At first sight, I got it. However, different explanations are given and all are mixed now. Can someone clarify it? Thanks.
PS: At first sight, I got it. However, different explanations are given and all are mixed now. Can someone clarify it? Thanks.
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