Sarah
has since been? anyone explains the grammar points in this sentence for me ? got confused about it. Formerly the Communist Party leader in Chongqing, he has since been stripped of official roles in a scandal that has seen his wife and police chief jailed.
2013년 8월 22일 오전 1:58
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I'm sure you know what "he has been stripped of his official roles" means. But that phrase isn't specific about *when* he was stripped of his official roles". By adding "since", you are adding a specific time element to the sentence. Your example is shorthand for... Formerly the Communist Party leader in Chongqing, he has since (the time that he was Communist Party leader) been stripped of official roles in a scandal that has seen his wife and police chief jailed. But that would be redundant. So simply by adding "since", you are now referring back to a time mentioned earlier in the sentence or in a previous sentence. I was married, but I have since gotten a divorce. I was skinny when I was young, but I have since gained a lot of weight.
2013년 8월 22일
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