Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Attribute and present
Hello!
In the sentence, "Michael is the enlarger of Pacific Ocean "
-supposing this person still exists while his enlargement is a past action having visible consequences in the present-
is the use of present tense correct to connect Michael to his attribute, as one could do in " George Lucas is the creator of StarWars "?
Thank you!
In the sentence, "Michael is the enlarger of Pacific Ocean "
-supposing this person still exists while his enlargement is a past action having visible consequences in the present-
is the use of present tense correct to connect Michael to his attribute, as one could do in " George Lucas is the creator of StarWars "?
Thank you!
Top answer
What do you mean by 'enlarger'?
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I would like to get to your original question, but you have confused me even more. How can a person make an ocean bigger?
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by taking away some parts of continents for instance. let's suppose it's possible, anyway that's just for the sake of grammar.00
Do not do that. Make reasonable example sentences if you want us to examine your grammar.
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Well, then let's that imagine Michael (still alive today) is the most intelligent engineer of all-time, and that he
is the only person who managed to extend a world-famous bridge which was formerly tiny,
and that nobody will be able to extend it in the future.
and that while Michael's act of extension is a past event, its consequ
is the only person who managed to extend a world-famous bridge which was formerly tiny,
and that nobody will be able to extend it in the future.
and that while Michael's act of extension is a past event, its consequ
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It remains rather ridiculous. Let's use this:
Michael is the writer of this book.
Present tense is fine and normal here, and we are not distracted by unlikely situations and unnatural words like expander and extender.
Michael is the writer of this book.
Present tense is fine and normal here, and we are not distracted by unlikely situations and unnatural words like expander and extender.
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