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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

tense possibility with differring context

0Hi, I have two questons.02br
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001. Are these all possible depend on what you want to say? With their tensical implications?02br
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00Jake hit him first, with a long soft sponge he 1) 01u00was/2) had used/3) had been using02u00 to wash dishes. 02br
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00To me, no. 2 and 3 set the events one before the other and no. 3 adding the factor of the continuance.02br
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002. Sorry, when we use the phrase 'a piece of', can we use that with a countable noun? Can we attach an article?02br
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00a piece of a ruler or a piece of ruler??02br
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00a piece of a sponge or a piece of sponge?? 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 001. Are these all possible depend on what you want to say? 02br 02br 01font 00Jake hit him first, with a long soft sponge he 1) 01u 00was/2) had used/3) had been using02u 00 to wash dishes.

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0Hi,02br
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01font001. Are these all possible depend on what you want to say? With their tensical implications?02font00 Yes, all possible.02br
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01font00Jake hit him first, with a long soft sponge he 1) 01u00was/2) had used/3) had been using02u00 to wash dishes.
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