“Not since I came back from the shops.”
What is the meaning of this sentence?
Thanks.
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(It was) not after …
(Another meaning of since is after)
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Anglophile,
‘Not since I came back from the shops my mom gave me food.’
Is this sentence OK?
Thanks.
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Have you had a drink?
Not since I came back from the shops.
It does not mean ‘after’, it means ‘from the time that’.
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No, it isn’t.
With the meaning ‘from the time that’, the sentence would be:
My mom hasn’t given me food since I came back from the shops.
This passive form would be possible, but unusual and not natural:
Not since I have come back from the shops has my mom given me food.
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I would say the sentence is fine (formally) except for inversion with present perfect tense in which case it will become:
‘Not since I came back from the shops has my mom given me food.’
PS: Do not feel offended by questions you may not have expected. It is characteristic of the cultural difference. Choose what is likely to be digested by people with reference to what is being taught by our universities. After all, you are not living with or among native users of English. You know that even Tamil is being spoken differently in the same State. So is any language, anywhere!
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To say it is ‘fine, except for’ indicates that it is not fine.
I see you agree with me regarding what that change should be when inverted, however in its original form, it should be changed as I indicate.
I’m really not sure what the first part of all that regarding ‘questions you may not have expected’ means, but if you are going to ignore use of English other than Indian university English you ought to bear in mind that you are then only learning for academia, and not learning to use the living language. For most people, that would not be good advice.
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Sir could you give more examples as I could understand the usage correctly .
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Hello Sunil, welcome to our forum. Can you please tell us what exactly you want to know?
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