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moonlight2005
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 Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject: Two adverbial phrases with present perfect tense |
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Does the following sentence sound awkward?
Since Christmas, I have been back to school for two weeks.
I' m wondering if "Since Christmas" and "for two weeks" overlap in meaning, and therefore sound redundant. Is it better to say simply, "Since Christmas, I have been back to schoo." or "I have been back to school for two weeks."? |
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lotus
Joined: 25 Jan 2004
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| Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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Hi moonlight2005,
Yes, you're right in that they are redundant. Your alternate sentences are pretty good. You might also try:
I've been back in school since Christmas.
Ever since Christmas, I've been back in school.
I've been attending school since Christmas.
--lotus |
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