Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Present Perfect/Past Simple
Hello,
Could you please have a look at the sentences below. Are they correct? Thank you for responding!
1)People who worked all their lives in one profession and then are dismissed may have problems with finding a new job.
I would use Present Prefect for the underlined verb.
2)With no means of support, desperate and hopeless they can lose their homes.
Could you please have a look at the sentences below. Are they correct? Thank you for responding!
1)People who worked all their lives in one profession and then are dismissed may have problems with finding a new job.
I would use Present Prefect for the underlined verb.
2)With no means of support, desperate and hopeless they can lose their homes.
Top answer
No verb is underlined, but I would say people who have worked...
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I this the 1st verb of the 1st sentence should be in the present perfect.
In the 2nd sentence, insert a comma between "hopeless" and "they".
In the 2nd sentence, insert a comma between "hopeless" and "they".
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