Vincent Teo Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
But now
Can I say,
There was a landslide happened last week. Luckily, John had gone to relatives' house. But now, she was homeless and did not have any money to build a new house.
There was a landslide happened last week. Luckily, John had gone to relatives' house. But now, she was homeless and did not have any money to build a new house.
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Vincent Teo Can I say, There was a landslide happened last week. [N] You don't need both verbs, "was" and "happened". The easiest and best way to correct the sentence is to omit "happened".
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Vincent TeoCan I say,
There was a landslide happened last week. [N] You don't need both verbs, "was" and "happened". The easiest and best way to correct the sentence is to omit "happened".
The other choice is to say 'A landslide happened last week.'
Luckily, John had gone to
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