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river1974
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 Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:28 pm Post subject: from then on |
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Dear teachers:
(a)His career blossomed from then on.
(b)His career blossomed from then.
(c)His career blossomed since then.
Are (b) and (c) correct? |
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bud
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:38 am Post subject: |
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(b) I don't think this works. It would, though, if "from" was deleted.
(c) I don't think this works either. "Since then" refers to a span of time, while the simple past tense refers more to a point in time. It would work if you changed it to the present perfect: His career has blossomed since then. |
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river1974
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| Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Thank you bud. |
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bud
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| Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:40 am Post subject: |
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| My pleasure! |
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