Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Use of have never been
Hi,
i would like to know proper usage of have never been. for example.
multi-party election have never been more than an attempt to show democracys power.
what does the above sentence tells
i would like to know proper usage of have never been. for example.
multi-party election have never been more than an attempt to show democracys power.
what does the above sentence tells
Top answer
"... has/have never been X" means that X isn't true now and wasn't true at any time in the past. For example: "I have never been married" means that I am not married now and I wasn't married at any time in the past.
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"... has/have never been X" means that X isn't true now and wasn't true at any time in the past. For example:
"I have never been married" means that I am not married now and I wasn't married at any time in the past.
"multi-party elections have never been more than an attempt to show democracy's power" means that such elections are not now, and were not at any time in the past, a
"I have never been married" means that I am not married now and I wasn't married at any time in the past.
"multi-party elections have never been more than an attempt to show democracy's power" means that such elections are not now, and were not at any time in the past, a
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