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Ceph Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Would this be correct?
Hi,
Let's say knowing that:
Sheena was the first female comic-book character to have her own title when the comic was released in 1937.
Would it be grammatically correct to say:
She is the first female comic-book character to have her own title
Thanks.
Let's say knowing that:
Sheena was the first female comic-book character to have her own title when the comic was released in 1937.
Would it be grammatically correct to say:
She is the first female comic-book character to have her own title
Thanks.
Top answer
Yes. But more natural is 'was', because the focus of the statement seems to be on the past.
- Yes.
- But more natural is 'was', because the focus of the statement seems to be on the past.
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Yes.
But more natural is 'was', because the focus of the statement seems to be on the past.
But more natural is 'was', because the focus of the statement seems to be on the past.
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cephSheena was the first female comic-book character to have her own title when the comic was released in 1937. She is the first female comic-book character to have her own titleI agree with Clive that 'was' is the initial response, but I think they are equally natural—it really depends on the speaker and the situation. For a comic buff (someon
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How about "She is the first female comic-book character who has gotten her own title"?
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cephHow about "She is the first female comic-book character who has gotten her own title"?Are Sheena comics still published? I have been out of the scene since about 1955.
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