I would use the simple past tense ( passed ) rather than the present perfect ( have passed ) since you specify a past time ( last year ). I agree with you. I did not spot the part of the sentence relating to time.

I would use the simple past tense ( passed ) rather than the present perfect ( have passed ) since you specify a past time ( last year ).

Hi, pkr. Thanks for joining us. Welcome to English Forums. I'm sure someone will come along with a more comprehensive analysis than I can provide. I don't think either description is accurate. The author probably intended it as

These are two subodinate clauses. Yes, that's why they don't form a sentence. 1) Why are they subordinate clause when they have subjects and verbs ? Eddie, Eddie, Eddie!!! We've been through this before. Almost all clauses have

Probably not. There may be a better way to finesse this with a different wording. Yes, but from the viewpoint of the authors and the teacher, this may be considered a harmless "white lie". Out of curiosity, does the book actually use the

In that respect, I would like to know when and how the auxiliary "do" appeared in English. What kind of people introduced it into the English language? I would like to know who decided about the value of tenses of the Past. They do not

Solomon_13000 wrote: Are the sentence below correct in terms of grammar (verbs, nouns and so on that are italic)? Adjective They say that Simon is the strongest man in the fitness club. He is the strongest man on earth That is the

Forbes wrote: Cool Breeze wrote: Fortunately English is structurally so simple... ? Hi Forbes In the days of Old English the grammar of the language was more complicated than it is today: nouns had three genders, and there were even

This gives me strength to face the busy day lies ahead. This is not correct. The relative pronoun that (or which ) cannot be omitted when it is the subject of its clause. It has to be "busy day that lies ahead". However, if the relative

1)According to Mr Micheal Swan (pratical English usage, page 486 ), the first line said: "note that the conjunction (the second that) is usually dropped in this tructure, it must be dropped if the relative pronoun is a subject This is the