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Milky Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Use of "now" in narratives.

0 "Three months after his father’s death, Dave was now running the shop." 02br
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0Yes, "now" is used correctly with the context. 0-

— Goodman

  • 0Yes, "now" is used correctly with the context.
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0Yes, "now" is used correctly with the context. Perhaps, "Dave 01font00is02font00 now running the shop" is more appropriate becasue "now" and "was" are contradicating.0-
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01cite10Goodman12cite10Yes, "now" is used correctly with the context. Perhaps, "Dave 11font10is12font10 now running the shop" is more appropriate becasue "now" and "was" are contradicating.12br
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10I think "was" is correctly used there. It's
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0in this case " now " is used in a story to describe a new situation. 02br
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00the new situation is " Dave was now running the shop. " 0-
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01cite10Welkins213912cite10in this case " now " is used in a story to describe a new situation. 12br
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10the new situation is " Dave was now running the shop. " 12br
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10Yes, I agree, but the writer could also have used "is", as was stated by another poster. Why
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0as your title was written " use of "now" in narrative, your sentence is in a story telling. when in story telling, "now " can be used in stories to describe a new situation. 02br
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00what is the new situation in your sentence ?02br
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00it is " Dave was now running the shop." after his dad was dead ( previous situation)0-
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01cite10Welkins213912cite10as your title was written " use of "now" in narrative, your sentence is in a story telling. when in story telling, "now " can be used in stories to describe a new situation. 12br
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10what is the new situation in your sentence ?12br
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10it is " Dave was now runnin
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0Hi,02br
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00I agree that 'now' is fine in the context of a narrative. As was said earlier, i01font00t's the "present" of the narrator (and story) and not the "present" of the reader which is important . . . 02font02br
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0Yes; the "now" injects a little immediacy.02br
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00MrP0-
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0 One of the (several) definitions of 01i00now02i00 in my dictionary is 01i00at this point in the series of events02i00.02br
00 The example given is02br
01i00The ship was now listing to port.02i02br
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01cite10CalifJim12cite10One of the (several) definitions of 11i10now12i10 in my dictionary is 11i10at this point in the series of events12i10.12br
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11i10The ship was now listing to port.12i12br
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