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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
where is the explicit time reference?
Hi,
When you see the kinds of sentences like below, where would have go to see or look at to find out where an explicit time reference lies? Is the explicit time reference in the writing but I have not seen (or find) that yet? Most of the verbs in the sentences are past perfect tenses.
It had been a while since an online fund method decided to pull out of the U.S. market. It seemed like those who were going to already did, and those who remained would remain indefinitely.
It had been a long time since someone had made expressive maps.
When you see the kinds of sentences like below, where would have go to see or look at to find out where an explicit time reference lies? Is the explicit time reference in the writing but I have not seen (or find) that yet? Most of the verbs in the sentences are past perfect tenses.
It had been a while since an online fund method decided to pull out of the U.S. market. It seemed like those who were going to already did, and those who remained would remain indefinitely.
It had been a long time since someone had made expressive maps.
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There is no need for any explicit time reference, but somewhere outside this given context must lie a reason for use of the past perfect.
- There is no need for any explicit time reference, but somewhere outside this given context must lie a reason for use of the past perfect.
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There is no need for any explicit time reference, but somewhere outside this given context must lie a reason for use of the past perfect.
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