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1. Although the earth is round, people used to believe it wasn't.2. Although the earth was round, people used to believe it wasn't.3. Although the earth is round, people used to believe it isn't.Which one(s) is / are correct?
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On 14 November 1998, Peter Hillary, Eric Phillips and Jon Muir -- across the enormous continent of AntarcticaA) were walkingB) have walkedC) walkedD) are walkingE) have been walking"A" and "C" seem equally correct with different shades of meaning. How would you substantiate...
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A) The modern jet airliner that / which we spent millions of dollars to build is a unique example of the aircraft production.B) The modern jet airliner -- we spent millions of dollars to build is a unique example of the aircraft production.C) The modern jet airliner for which we spent millions of...
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Until China becomes the most powerful nation in the world, with Chinese spoken universally, --.A) the problems of wide variations in English may well be lessenedB) English will remain the primary language of science and diplomacyC) many countries in the world have shifted to printing their...
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There seem to have been no eye-witnesses to the murder, -- ?What's the tag question for the above sentence?
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What should have John done?What should John have done?Are both sentences correct?Any difference? How?
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Hello Cool Breeze,
Thank you for your comment.However, I don't see a good reason why we should avoid perfect infinitive. I also think that, whether "perfect infinitive" or "to infinitive", one may well sense a future reference in both cases.
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What conclusions can we draw from the following two sentences written in bold?1. The next train to arrive was from York.A) The next train that was going to arrive was from YorkB) The next train that had arrived/arrived was from YorkC) The next train that would have arrived was from YorkD) The...
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1. It's six weeks since I have recieved a message.2. It's six years since I have recieved that message.Number two sounds wrong to me as a non-native speaker because of the use of "that". How does it sound to a native speaker?
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"Nearly nine months ago Lost closed its third season in as nail biting of a place as it had ever closed a season."
I need a paraphrase of the sentence, especially the highlighted part. Thanks.
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