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Kelvin foo
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 Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 7:33 am Post subject: these years?? |
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Hello, teachers!
Is it possible to change "for the last few years" in the following sentence for "these years"?
He has been struggling with the problem for the last few years.
With regards,
foo
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Wed Nov 27, 2013 10:26 pm Post subject: Re: these years?? |
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| Kelvin foo wrote: |
Hello, teachers!
Is it possible to change "for the last few years" in the following sentence for "these years"?
He has been struggling with the problem for the last few years.
With regards,
foo
thank you |
Did you mean, "Is it possible to change "for the last few years" in the following sentence to "these years?"
I don't think it's possible because if you say "these years" we have to know which years you are talking about, and without the "last few years" we don't know. |
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Kelvin foo
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| Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 4:28 am Post subject: |
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| thank you teacher ^^ |
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PeterAlex
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| Posted: Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:58 am Post subject: |
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agree with lorikeet because the previous years are not defined in statement so its better to use last few years in this sentence.
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