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BMO



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PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:19 am    Post subject: Gone are the good d days. Reply with quote
1. Gone are the days when I rode a bike with my father.

Is it gone are or gone were?

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 2:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Gone are...

I can't explain why grammatically though.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Those days are gone forever. They don't exist now.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
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