One: He is the first friend I have made since I became a soldier.
Two: He is my first friend after I became a soldier.
2006-09-23 19:29:11 · 7 answers · asked by immonen33 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
one is correct.....there is something wrong with the tense in #2...you should maybe replace after with since...
2006-09-23 19:52:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first one is right. The second one sounds as if English is not the speaker's first language...it's just a little "off." Better to say:
"He is the first friend I made after I became a soldier."
2006-09-24 02:35:13 · answer #2 · answered by Cluny Brown 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The first is right
The second is wrong because it is grammatically incorrect to change the tense of a sentense mid way through:
He IS my first friend after I BECAME a soldier.
IS is present tence ......... Became is past tense,
Therefore Number 2 is wrong.
2006-09-24 02:39:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they both seem ok both a bit of a mouthful,but the 1st sounds the best.
you never say later what is right or best
2006-09-24 02:39:40 · answer #4 · answered by ausblue 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
one is right,two you should say since instead of after
2006-09-24 02:41:28 · answer #5 · answered by dumplingmuffin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
both r correct
2006-09-24 03:44:10 · answer #6 · answered by Oma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, both are correct, and both mean the same thing.
2006-09-24 02:30:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋