Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
In the first few months
Can one say
a. Once, in the first few months I was in France, I turned on the TV and saw a program I found fascinating.
b. In the first few months I was in France, once, when I turned on the TV, I saw a program I found fascinating.
c. In the first few months I was in France, once I turned on the TV and saw a program I found fascinating.
d. In the first few months I was in France, one day I turned on the TV and saw a program I found fascinating.
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Many thanks.
a. Once, in the first few months I was in France, I turned on the TV and saw a program I found fascinating.
b. In the first few months I was in France, once, when I turned on the TV, I saw a program I found fascinating.
c. In the first few months I was in France, once I turned on the TV and saw a program I found fascinating.
d. In the first few months I was in France, one day I turned on the TV and saw a program I found fascinating.
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Many thanks.
Top answer
Dear Azz, 3 and 4 sound much better than 1 and 2. " Kind regards, Michael
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Dear Azz,
3 and 4 sound much better than 1 and 2. Here's another option which I could imagine saying:
"Not long after moving to France, one day I turned on the TV, and I came across a program
3 and 4 sound much better than 1 and 2. Here's another option which I could imagine saying:
"Not long after moving to France, one day I turned on the TV, and I came across a program
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Thank you so much Micheal,
How about
e. In the first few months I was in France, I turned on the TV and saw a program I found fascinating.
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Many thanks.
How about
e. In the first few months I was in France, I turned on the TV and saw a program I found fascinating.
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Many thanks.
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Dear Azz,
You need to add an expression like "one day", "once", "at some time", because your action took place at a specific time during the first few months. Without this, the sentence initially suggests that you are going to mention something which happened during the entire "few months".
Kind regards, Michael
You need to add an expression like "one day", "once", "at some time", because your action took place at a specific time during the first few months. Without this, the sentence initially suggests that you are going to mention something which happened during the entire "few months".
Kind regards, Michael
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