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- Is what happened is correct? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
2 Let me provide one example from a local news: "Essentially what happened is the state approved the same dollar amount it did last year for the supplemental general fund" My thinking is, the above, as well generally, is incorrect b c of the verb-agreement rules - and "what happened was " would be [more] correct, context depended obviously
- How could this happen How could this have happened?
As to the difference between "happen" and "have happened," it's simply a matter of temporal perspective In "How could this happen," happen is an infinitive, and infinitives don't show tense
- What happened? vs What did happen? - WordReference Forums
Did you fall off your new bicycle? A: No B: Well what did happen? A: My new bike was stolen! "What happened" is the normal question In the sentence, "What did happen?", the word "did" is heavily emphasised In the above example, B has made a suggestion that A rejected B emphatically (and perhaps irritatedly) uses "did" to emphasise the question
- What ever happened to versus Whatever happened to?
What ever happened to (some noun from the past)? I came to English SE to resolve it I read the (related) questions: Whatever happened to "what ever" and whenever did it happen? Can "whatever" be split into two words? but was unable to glean which was preferred in my context Is there a preference, or are they equivalent? Is there a rule I can
- What happened or what was happening - WordReference Forums
Hi Everyone Which is correct: -I was reading a book last night when I heard my sister shouting -What happened? - She was doing the washing-up when a plate broke and she cut her finger OR -I was reading a book last night when I heard my sister shouting -What was happening? - She was doing
- grammaticality - Is it correct to say It was not happened? - English . . .
Is it correct to say "It was not happened"? I have heard people saying "It was not happening" or "It didn't happen" but "It was not happened" is new to me
- happened vs has happened - WordReference Forums
Both "happened" and "has happened" are correct in this sentence This is often true for sentences: both of these verb tenses are correct But the meaning of "since" is not "because" with either word The meaning of "since" is "during the time from then until now" If you want "since" to mean "because", you would need a comma before "since":
- What happen or what happened - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
2 "What happened?" is correct here If your question refers to the whole sentence "Which is correct and preferred: what happen or what happened?" then I would rephrase it as Which is correct: "what happen" or "what happened"?
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