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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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won the first trophy

Can I write:

She won the first trophy.

The team is winning the trophy.

A team of players wins / win a trophy.

  

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None of them seem of much use, Vincent. She won the first trophy. = There are several trophies and she was the first person to win any of them.

  • None of them seem of much use, Vincent.
  • She won the first trophy.
  • = There are several trophies and she was the first person to win any of them.
  • -- Hard to imagine.
  • The trophy is not won until the competition is finished; therefore a past tense is required.
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None of them seem of much use, Vincent.

She won the first trophy. = There are several trophies and she was the first person to win any of them.

The team is winning the trophy.-- Hard to imagine. The trophy is not won until the competition is finished; therefore a past tense is required.

A team of players wins a trophy.-- Hard to im

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