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navi
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 Posted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:42 pm Post subject: until |
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Are these sentences correct:
1-This is the last examination until May.
2-He passed the last examination until May.
(Meaning of 2: He passed the last examination before May.) |
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Mister Micawber
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#1 is fine, Navi, but #2 seems odd or ambiguous or vague. I suggest your explanatory sentence: He passed the last examination before May.
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