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User_gary Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"yet" with present and past participle
There is no reply from him yet.
There has been no reply from him yet.
Are the both sentences correct and does it convey the same meaning?
There has been no reply from him yet.
Are the both sentences correct and does it convey the same meaning?
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They are both correct and there is little difference. The first one seems more descriptive of the situation now, and the second more descriptive of what has (or in this case hasn't) happened in the recent past, but usually the distinction is fairly unimportant.
- They are both correct and there is little difference.
- The first one seems more descriptive of the situation now, and the second more descriptive of what has (or in this case hasn't) happened in the recent past, but usually the distinction is fairly unimportant.
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They are both correct and there is little difference. The first one seems more descriptive of the situation now, and the second more descriptive of what has (or in this case hasn't) happened in the recent past, but usually the distinction is fairly unimportant.
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