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Pructus Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Usage of back
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This is about the usage of “back”.
Are the following logics all correct?
1. He went back in. ? He had been inside.
2. We went back into a conference room. ? We had been in a conference room before.
3. I went back up to the room. ? I had been up in the room.
4. She went back out to the pub. ? She had been out in the pub.
5. I went back up the steps. ? I had been up the steps.
6. Twelve houses sold in Greenridge in 2008, and all 12 were foreclosures. When they went back on the market,
they fetched anywhere from $293,000 to $807,300, records show. ? had been on the market before.
This is about the usage of “back”.
Are the following logics all correct?
1. He went back in. ? He had been inside.
2. We went back into a conference room. ? We had been in a conference room before.
3. I went back up to the room. ? I had been up in the room.
4. She went back out to the pub. ? She had been out in the pub.
5. I went back up the steps. ? I had been up the steps.
6. Twelve houses sold in Greenridge in 2008, and all 12 were foreclosures. When they went back on the market,
they fetched anywhere from $293,000 to $807,300, records show. ? had been on the market before.
Top answer
That all looks right, except (5), where most likely you have previously come down the steps.
- That all looks right, except (5), where most likely you have previously come down the steps.
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That all looks right, except (5), where most likely you have previously come down the steps.
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