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Asked on March 2, 2021 in Other.
Often truncated sentences are done
out to get the meaning of important words and therefore informally or informally. Although these are used so far and not directly used for any particular reason, they are really considered informal. What may be the words that I can’t read from you: I feel that some of the word I have removed (from my sentences) aren’t actually correct? Sometimes truncation changes the meaning of the tense, too, with words like “had” being removed. Thomas was not sure how it happened.
I’ll go through them one by one.
What means “had”? If the past perfect tense is not used enough for a sentence to be in pointless. Since past perfect is somewhat implied and the specific tense doesn’t matter too much, the word can be removed.
No proof that the terror events had ever occurred.
Tell your own story. The word “had” is used to show past perfect, and is not necessarily needed since the tense can be deduced.
He not witnessed them-
Here, removing the “had” makes the sentence just plain nonsensical. The word “has” must be provided for “he not witnessed them” so their meaning can be easily understood. What’s a subtle change of tense between He did not witness them and “he had already happened”? Since the past perfect has already been implied, I would stick to “he had not witnessed them” for this one.
d-lived in their aftermath.
Where the word has been left out, it completely changes the meaning of the sentence. ‘But had lived’ means Thomas lived in the aftermath, but doesn’t any further (past. perfect) But lived is continuous. But that’s only part of the story. Why is history told in past tense? “At the time that this story took place, Thomas was still living in the aftermath”. While Thomas died in the aftermath of World War 2, Thomas felt it’s impossible to continue the story. Compare this to
“at the time that this story took place, Thomas had survived but doesn’t anymore.”
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Meaning.
Just as common sense means “good sense,” and sound judgement also in practical matters. It
is the logical answer to anything, which doesn’t take any expertise to know.
What is a common practice in English?
What is it what mainly people do in a situation?
“common sense isn’t always common practice”,
The literal meaning of this, therefore, is “The logical answer isn’t always what most people do.” How
can I understand my situation”
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.
The article “the” is not required in this context. You could just as easily have “due to heavy _” in the last 3 sentences.
The third sentence is wrong because you have missed the word “to”. Due to the heavy rain.
Which sound is more appropriate, it doesn’t matter. In this context, “rainfall”, “rain”, and “rain” are interchangeable meanings. The word rain refers to a shower or rainfall. This is an unorthodox definition.
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Asked on February 27, 2021 in Other.
Both are wrong, but “as an excuse” is more old-fashioned and rarely used these days. What does it feel like for most people, to chose “like an excuse” as
a default option?
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