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Grammar and Linguistics > which sentence is true?
which sentence is true?
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parsland
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which sentence is true?
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in these three sentences , which sentence is true ? the child had been deaf since birth. the child has been deaf since birth. the child was deaf since birth. |
19 Oct 2015
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ldeloresmoore
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All are correct for different reasons -- 1) Says that the child was born deaf, but then something changed. 2) Says that the child was born deaf and is still deaf now 3) Says that the child was born deaf. It is unclear if the status has or has not changed. |
19 Oct 2015
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douglas
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I would only add that the 3rd sentence should actually say "at birth" instead of "since birth".
Most likely the "true" statement is #2 because it �s not too common that deafness goes away (#1).
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20 Oct 2015
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parsland
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And which of these questions are true ? How much good is she at speaking ? OR how good is she at speaking? How much good are they at playing football? OR How good are they at playing football? How much good is your father at cooking ? OR How good is your father at cooking? |
20 Oct 2015
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yanogator
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"How good" for all of them. If you say "How much good", you change the "good" from an adjective to a noun. You can say things like "How much good has your charity done this year?" Also, you want to know which sentences are correct, not true. @Douglas, If this is part of a narrative that takes place in the past, then 1 and 3 work as written. Bruce |
20 Oct 2015
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douglas
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I agree with you about #1 Bruce, but I have a problem with was and since being used together (that is, using since with the simple past). |
20 Oct 2015
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parsland
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Bruce and Douglas , thanks alot , but i found these three sentences in dictionaries. first sentence is in (( Longman dictionary of common errors)) and this sentence is as true sentence. second sentence is from websters dictionary. and third sentence i saw it on web dictionary and now i want to know what differences are there ? |
20 Oct 2015
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yanogator
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Yes, Douglas, now that I �ve thought more about it, in my setting I would say "the child was deaf from birth". Thanks. @parsland 1. Early in my practice as an otolaryngologist, a woman cam in with her son. The child had been deaf since birth, and she wanted to know if any developments had been made in medical science that might help him. 2. Does his son have any health problems? Yes, the child has been deaf since birth. 3. She had always felt very protective of her daughter. The child was deaf from birth, and developed circulation problems when she was still young. Bruce |
20 Oct 2015
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