Why is option 2 right
In the sentence, "It was only ten days ago _____ she started her new job."
a) since
b) that
Why is 'that' correct and 'since' wrong?
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Since always connotes a period of time - from X to the present. He has been up since 6 am. (from 6 am to the current time) I haven't eaten since yesterday.
- Since always connotes a period of time - from X to the present.
- He has been up since 6 am.
- (from 6 am to the current time) I haven't eaten since yesterday.
- (from yesterday to the current time) "It was only ten days ago" = "it" refers to a point in time, but there is no activity that happens from then to the present.
- In other words, there is no period of time, only one point.
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Since always connotes a period of time - from X to the present.
He has been up since 6 am. (from 6 am to the current time)
I haven't eaten since yesterday. (from yesterday to the current time)
"It was only ten days ago" = "it" refers to a point in time, but there is no activity that happens from then to the present. In other words, there is no period of time
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a) since
b) that
Why is 'that' correct and 'since' wrong?
It's a cleft sentence construction, which is always It is/was X that .... It comes from another sentence that states the fact in a simpler way:
She started her new job on
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