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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Year 1990 / 1990 year

0Can I say,02br
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00(a) She has lived in London since year 1990 / 1990 year.02br
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00(b)He used to live in London in 1990. 02br
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00(c)She has lived in London in year 1990 / 1990 year.02br
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00(d) We celebrated Christmas in December last year. 0-
  

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0a) since01b 00 the02b 00 year 1990. 02br 02br 00b) Ok 02br 02br 00c) not ok. 0-

  • 0a) since01b 00 the02b 00 year 1990.
  • 02br 02br 00b) Ok 02br 02br 00c) not ok.
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0a) since01b00 the02b00 year 1990. 1990 year is not acceptable.02br
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00b) Ok 02br
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00c) not ok. she lived in London in the year 1990.02br
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00d) grammatically ok but odd - when else would you celebrate Christmas?02br
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00The use of 'the year XX' is not naturally used in speech etc

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