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yanogator
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Thanks, red. I guess, as I said before, this works only in the US. Bruce
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1 May 2015
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mazeries
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Hi, I am not a native speaker but I do believe all suggestions are wrong ! it is not a question of being in the US or not , it �s a question of being grammatically correct .... no less ! I would say 1 ) she had won several awards 2) she had been able to draw ... Have a great day ! |
1 May 2015
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yanogator
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You seem to have missed the point, mazeries. There are differences in grammar between England and the US, and this seems to be one of them.
You would say "She had been able to draw...", as would the others who learned British English. Here in the US, we would also say that, or we could (although it wouldn �t sound quite natural) say "She could draw...", and be grammatically correct, no less. Bruce |
1 May 2015
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mazeries
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hi Bruce , I can �t make head nor tail of it !!!! ;D ;D I guess it �s the same with French .... French from France , French from Canada .... hope you didn �t mind my comment , though ! But it �s true that in France we learn British English and not American English ! Cheers Mazeries |
1 May 2015
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I �m grateful to all of u for expressing your comments, it �s a pity to come across such an unnecessary question in an exam that is really important for children anyway your ideas are as almost the same as mine, thank you. |
1 May 2015
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Peter Hardy
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Thanks, Bruce, for reminding me of the fact Americans tend to use the past simple over the present perfect. I didn �t think they would do the same with the past perfect, though. But hey, that makes English a true living language, as compared with let �s say Latin. It �s a bummer when students fail a test because of such silly questions, but on the other hand it teaches them, and us, that language is what people say or write, and not what the grammar tells us! Cheers, Peter |
1 May 2015
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yanogator
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Yes, Peter, we in the US like to use the past simple whenever we can. The perfect tenses seem more formal to us, so sometimes they seem too formal. @mazeries, No, I didn �t mind your comment. Bruce |
1 May 2015
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cunliffe
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Hi Bruce - brace yourself, old boy! You are going to mind my comment;-) ! This just goes to show the superiority of British English. |
2 May 2015
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Peter Hardy
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# Lynne, Simplicity is more of a virtue than superiority! 
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2 May 2015
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yanogator
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Well, Lynne, it is your language. Bruce
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2 May 2015
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