02-28-2008, 09:47 PM
Neither!! Both are poorly constructed, and incorrectly punctuated'
However, I agree with the consensus that b) is the better of the two. Carlton is certainly right, as is Jim.
The phrase 'in the morning' should be replaced by 'this morning' or similar,
..and the use of the phrase 'and I think they aren't back yet' immediately marks the speaker as a non-native ! :wink:
It should read 'and I don't think they are back yet'
...so, staying close to the original:-
"No, they left the house this morning; but I don't think they are back yet"
or "...I don't think they have returned yet"
) D
However, I agree with the consensus that b) is the better of the two. Carlton is certainly right, as is Jim.
The phrase 'in the morning' should be replaced by 'this morning' or similar,
..and the use of the phrase 'and I think they aren't back yet' immediately marks the speaker as a non-native ! :wink:
It should read 'and I don't think they are back yet'
...so, staying close to the original:-
"No, they left the house this morning; but I don't think they are back yet"
or "...I don't think they have returned yet"
) D
"dulce et decorum est pro patria mori " - Horace
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
(It is a sweet and proper thing to die for ones country)
"No son-of-a-bitch ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country" - George C Scott as General George S. Patton
Paul McDonnell-Staff
