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最初由 Blanche 发布
前天收到的draft thesis的comment的第一条就是语言错误太多.
偶也是一直錯一直修改=_=
路路開始玩娃娃了阿:p:p
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最初由 Lizard 发布
i once used "first and foremost" in a data management report, and my teacher crossed it out....whywhywhy????
"first and foremost"--it's a adv phrase. i cannot recognize the problem without the whole sentence which lizard whote:o:o
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最初由 蓝发夹 发布
i thought that the earth is huger than the sun.
To me, it's incorrct. should be
i thought that the earth was huger than the sun.
the statement u claimed before was wrong as u emphasized that u THOUGHT~it doenst mean that AT THE PRESENT the earth is huger than the sun
same here. bird's explanation is correct.
it's not a truth that the earth is larger than the sun. basically a dependent clause has to choose the same tense with the main clause to avoid needless shifts. however, we use different tenses in noun or adj clause to represent different meanings in fact.
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最初由 蓝发夹 发布
bigger is not formal...that's it~
for size, huger, larger~
for value, greater~
ha~u got me.............i was thinking of this kind of situation cos I did see english ppl do the same!
precisely, it is incorrect. probably it depends on which part is more important. if u say what it was sami who told me bla bla bla, same tense within one clause. if u emphasize the stamtement whoever said that before, use different tense then....
i dont know........I need help (from MYRION><)
i am coming:):)
big, large, great these 3 adj r frequently used with different specific nouns. large is formal than big in writing.
in my opinion, the sentense above should be "i thought that the earth is larger than the sun."
as for sami's example, daytime is "really" longer in summer.
no matter what tense the descriptive clause is, the following noun clause is always in the form of present one.
