Representing when, where, how and why
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Representing when | page 10 of 11 |
Using noun groups
A variety of noun groups can be used to express time relationships:
The trade figures were released a week ago. (Microconcord Corpus A)
She came in to me this morning. (Bank of English)
That day a nuclear explosion rocked the Pacific. (SCMP 25/3/94)
The children met with the camp director every morning.
(Microconcord Corpus B)
Introduction
Using clauses
Using prepositional phrases: at
Using prepositional phrases: on
Using prepositional phrases: in
Using prepositional phrases: at about and at around
Using prepositional phrases: in time and on time
Using prepositional phrases: from ... to ... and between ... and ...
Using prepositional phrases: zero
Using noun groups
Using adverbs