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This summer holidays/ these summer holidays
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aura+
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This summer holidays/ these summer holidays
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Which one is correct?
Are these sentences correct? �This summer holidays were fantastic. � and �This summer holidays I went to London. �
Why not �These summer holidays I.... �???
Aura |
2 Nov 2009
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redcamarocruiser
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Are you sure about "These sumer holidays were fantastic" meaning this past summer holiday (of this year)?
To me, "these summer holidays" means that we are selecting a few separate summer holidays from a collection (set, group) of the summer holidays we have experienced.
Destination
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| 1.London
| fantastic
| I`ve vacationed in London, Paris, and Rio. These summer holidays were fantastic!
| 2. Paris
| fantastic
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| 3. Rio de Janeiro
| fantastic |
| 4. Scrooge City
| unsatisfctory
| I can`t recommend destinations 4,5, or 6. I spent some time visiting them this summer, and I have to say that these summer holidays were the worst of my entire life.
| 5. Miseropolis
| unsatisfctory |
| 6. Swindletown
| unsatisfctory |
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These holidays (holiday in city 1, holiday in city 2, holiday in city 3) were fantastic, but these were not so memorable (in cities 4,5,and 6).
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2 Nov 2009
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Zora
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Actually, to me... I �d pick the present perfect tense.
This summer holiday has been fantastic... - if you are referring to "this year �s".
Now... if you are looking at an album of pictures and you are pointing to some photos, you could say...
"Oh look, this Athens, no!?"
"Oh, yes. This summer holiday was fantastic." - because you are referring to a past event...
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