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I have a question about “until” in the last sentence.
(a) Grande’s concert was hit by a suicide bombing that killed 22 people and wounded 116 on May 22. The singer promised free tickets for fans who attended the previous concert. They had until Thursday afternoon to claim the complimentary tickets to Sunday’s performance.
Q1: Is the last sentence made of “They had to ...” (which means obligation or necessity) and “until Thursday afternoon”?
Q2: If so, can I say like (b)? And how about (c)?
(b) We had to claim the tickets until Thursday.
(c) We had to claim the tickets by Thursday.
Top answer
” (which means obligation or necessity) and “until Thursday afternoon”? No. "to have until ...
- ” (which means obligation or necessity) and “until Thursday afternoon”?
- No.
- "to have until ...
- " is a different expression from "have to" in the sense of obligation or necessity.
- It means that the opportunity to do that thing will run out at the stated time or date.
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Koji from JapanQ1: Is the last sentence made of “They had to ...” (which means obligation or necessity) and “until Thursday afternoon”?
No. "to have until ... to ..." is a different expression from "have to" in the sense of obligation or necessity. It means that the opportunity to do that thing will run out at the stated time or date.
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