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Sarangadhar Posted 18 years ago
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until beginning his investigation
"Although Adams has no ownership stake in the franchise, as has been erroneously reported, he drew compensation from the team until beginning his investigation in March 2006."
Can the below sentence be an alternative to above?
"Although Adams has no ownership stake in the franchise, as has been erroneously reported, he drew compensation from the team until the beginning of his investigation in March 2006."
Please throw your comments.
Can the below sentence be an alternative to above?
"Although Adams has no ownership stake in the franchise, as has been erroneously reported, he drew compensation from the team until the beginning of his investigation in March 2006."
Please throw your comments.
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Hi Sarangadhar Your version seems just as good to me. CB
- Hi Sarangadhar Your version seems just as good to me.
- CB
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Yes, 2nd one is mine.
How about the first one? is it correct OR is it not a regular form?
How about the first one? is it correct OR is it not a regular form?
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Given the structure:
he drew compensation from the team until beginning his investigation in March 2006.
One possible paraphrase is as you have written it:
he drew compensation from the team until the beginning of his investigation in March 2006.
But a better paraphrase is:
he drew compensation from the team until he
he drew compensation from the team until beginning his investigation in March 2006.
One possible paraphrase is as you have written it:
he drew compensation from the team until the beginning of his investigation in March 2006.
But a better paraphrase is:
he drew compensation from the team until he
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How about:
he had drawn compensation from the team until he began his investigation in March 2006.
Since these two actions occured one after the other, how about using past perfect (for earlisr one) and past simple(for the later one)?
he had drawn compensation from the team until he began his investigation in March 2006.
Since these two actions occured one after the other, how about using past perfect (for earlisr one) and past simple(for the later one)?
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