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river1974
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 Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:09 pm Post subject: the next day |
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Dear teachers:
The next day the detected compounds (A-D) and Doxorubicin (compound E) are used to treat the cells.
Is it correct? Thanks. |
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Mister Micawber
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The grammar seems correct (though it is difficult to judge out of context, since the next day could call for a future form; also, the phrase the next day sounds a little vague or casual here for a scientific treatise.
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lotus
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Hi river1974,
If this sentence is from a technical paper or lab report, it is speaking in the past tense.
The next day, the detected compounds (A-D) and Doxorubicin (compound E) were used to treat the cells.
If it hasn't happened yet, you would use the future tense.
Tomorrow, the detected compounds (A-D) and Doxorubicin (compound E) will be used to treat the cells.
--lotus |
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river1974
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Thank you both.  |
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