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I had a girlfriend. She (was/is) an american. Which one is correct and doesn't sound odd? [duplicate]
Which one doesn't sound odd and is correct?
"I had a girlfriend. She was an american."
Or
"I had a girlfriend. She is an american."
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A sentence without a predicate in the middle of narrative given in past tense [duplicate]
From William Gibson’s debut 1984 science-fiction novel, Neuromancer:
Crossing the arcade to stand beside her, high on the deal he’d made, he saw her glance up. Gray eyes rimmed with smudged black ...
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Question concerning tenses
Lauren has coaxed her brother many times to go cinema with her but he never listens
Lauren has coaxed her brother many times to go cinema with her but he never listened
Which sentence is correct?
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Is this sentence a simple sentence or a compound sentence?
You can either come with me now or walk home.
Some people say it's compound because there are two clauses, but I think there aren't two clauses: there is one subject and a compound verb. Are there ...
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Writing a personal narrative and wondering if this application of present tense mixes with most of the sentence, which is in past tense
This sentence doesn't sound all that right, but at the same time I think it is.
I grabbed underwear, a tee with red sleeves and khaki shorts and
headed for the master bathroom, which houses the ...
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Is 'nothing is impossible' and 'anything is possible' the same?
I wonder if these two sentences mean exactly the same, or is there any difference?
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What tense is it? He is referring to a future event with past particle form of verb [duplicate]
If every black adult male in the U.S. bought & registered a
semi-automatic rifle tomorrow, Congress would Pass gun control laws by
Friday.
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Should not the "bought ...
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Is "in order to" correct to be used in a simple sentence? [closed]
Can the clause "in order to" be used in a simple sentence?
I'm confused... Please let me know...
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The usage of "was always"
Good evening everyone! Recentle I've been wondering if it's okey to use always with past simple. Here's a sentence I made up as an example:
Baking cakes was always a hard task for me.
Is it ...
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"Is left untouched" or "was left untouched" [closed]
Which is correct?
My book was left untouched for so many years.
or
My book is left untouched for so many years.
Well, until now, that book is really untouched. So does that mean that just ...
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Can a past participle phrase stand at the end of a sentence?
For a present participle phrase, I've seen:
Seeking advice from the pros, she visited the website.
She visited the website, seeking advice from the pros.
For a past participle phrase, I've seen:
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Is every sentence in a tense?
I know that "tense" indicates time. If that is true, then not every sentence can be indicated of its tense.
Please review these sentences:
"If I could go to the market , I must have taken breakfast (...
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