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Ezzat
please answer me if this sentences are grammatically true or false ?
1- the last year i have been to England ,, if i said the same sentence but replaced (to ) by (in) is that right ?
2- ( i graduated at the university of Cambridge , department of English literature ) or ( i graduated in the university of Cambridge department of English literature )
9 set 2017 15:49
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Hello,
First of all you drop " the " when saying last year. I totally understand that you're using " the " quiet a lot because we do that in Arabic, but it's not the same with English.
Second thing is that you mentioned a definite time which is " last year " and according to the rule, you always use the simple past with definite time in the past. so the correct way to say it is " I went to England last year. " and that means that it has already happened and is now finished.
But you can say " I've been to England. " but then you can't add last year to this sentence now and that means that you have been to England whether that was a year ago or a couple of years back, it just means that you did at some time. The thing is you always use simple present with definite time in the past and the perfect tense when time is not included or is specific like " I've been to England in the last year " meaning anytime in the last 12 months, in that case that would be correct.
But if you want to say that you went there and you're staying there up till now since you last did. Then you can use " I've been in England since last year "
moving on to the second question, you say graduated from ( university name ). So you've graduated from Cambridge university. Hope that helps :)
9 settembre 2017
1
1. Last year I was in England. Last year I visited England. Last year I went to England.[Note capital "I" to refer to yourself.] The first sentence stresses that you were physically in the country. A follow up sentence would describe what you did there, where you stayed, for how long, etc. The second sentence stresses that you went for an unspecified period of time -- a visit. A follow up sentence would describe the purpose of your visit and what you did while there. The third sentence merely states that you went -- travelled -- to England. Follow up sentences could describe why you went, what you did while there and for how long. All the sentences are grammatically correct, they just subtly offer different introductions about what you are next going to say about going to England.
2. I graduated from the University of Cambridge, Department of English Literature. Note capitalization. Names of universities and departments are always capitalized. Anything that is a specific name of someone or something is capitalized in English. In the US, we have many presidents; the first one was President Washington. I attended a university in England, the University of Cambridge. (It is also correct to say in British English, I attended university in England, the University of Cambridge.)
Also, a more grammatically correct way of asking your question would be, "Please let me know whether these sentences are grammatically correct or not."
Grammar is not "false." "False" means that something is not factually true. However, you are not asking about facts, but instead whether grammatical rules were followed correctly and accurately. Thus, the more appropriate adjectives are "correct/incorrect" or grammatically "accurate/inaccurate."
Also, remember to match the number of the demonstrative adjective (this, that, these, those) with the noun that it describes. Thus: this sentence (singular) but these sentences (plural), that department (singular) those departments (plural).
9 settembre 2017
1
1. It sounds more natural to say either, "Last year, I went to England," or "During the last year, I have been to England," if you went for an unspecified amount of time, or "During the last year, I have been in England" if you were there for a whole year.
2. You would say, "I graduated from the University of Cambridge Department of English Literature."
9 settembre 2017
1
The term is "grammatically correct or incorrect". :)
2 is simple I think, you use "at" or "from". "I graduated at the university of Cambridge, department of English literature". I, not i - always capitalize the "I" pronoun.
Number 1 is a bit hard to say. You can use either "to" or "in", but which you use depends on the context. In fact, it is the same with "the last year" and "have been to". Are you still in England, or did you go but are not there now? Are you listing more than one place you were in the last year?
Before I confuse you, if all you want to say is that you were in England last year, then...that's how you say it. "I was in England last year." Or, IF you JUST returned, you can say "I was in England for the past year." or "I have been in England for the past year."
But, still, what is correct or incorrect, also what sounds natural and doesn't really depends on context here. If you want to be sure, feel free to respond and just be a bit more specific - is this a single sentence, or part of a paragraph (if so, what does the rest say?), and when were you in England (to know the use of "in" or "to", "have been" or "was", "last year" or "past year", and so on).
9 settembre 2017
1. It sounds more natural to say either, "Last year, I went to England," or "During the last year, I have been to England," if you went for an unspecified amount of time, or "During the last year, I have been in England" if you were there for a whole year.
2. You would say, "I graduated from the University of Cambridge Department of English Literature."
9 settembre 2017
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Ezzat
Competenze linguistiche
Arabo, Inglese, Tedesco, Ebraico, Spagnolo
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese, Tedesco
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