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Which of the following sentence is good (present perfect tense vs. past tense)?
1. Have you heard that Celine Dion is no longer able to sing anymore? She has been diagnosed with a neurological disease.
2. Have you heard that Celine Dion is no longer able to sing anymore? She was diagnosed with a neurological disease.
Which of the following sentence is good (present perfect tense vs. past tense)?
1. Have you heard that Celine Dion is no longer able to sing anymore? She has been diagnosed with a neurological disease.
2. Have you heard that Celine Dion is no longer able to sing anymore? She was diagnosed with a neurological disease.
1. Have you heard that Celine Dion is no longer able to sing anymore? She has been diagnosed with a neurological disease.
2. Have you heard that Celine Dion is no longer able to sing anymore? She was diagnosed with a neurological disease.
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They are both good. Saying "she has been diagnosed" or "she was diganosed" work well here. One thing, though. You don't need to say "no longer able to sing anymore." Anymore is not needed. Saying she is no longer able to sing infers the anymore part.
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They are both good. Saying "she has been diagnosed" or "she was diganosed" work well here. One thing, though. You don't need to say "no longer able to sing anymore." Anymore is not needed. Saying she is no longer able to sing infers the anymore part.
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@MLAC88
The real problem is not with your second sentence, but with the first one.
Have you heard that Céline Dion is no longer able to sing?
There is absolutely no reason to add – any more. You have already told us that she cannot do it any longer. Don’t repeat these things.
Both of the second sentences are good. It is simply a matter of choosing how you want to express yourself. Both of these options are available to you – one is not better than the other. Just choose.
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Both are fine but “Have you heard that Celine Dion is no longer able to sing? She has been diagnosed with a neurological disease” sounds best to me.
No longer able and anymore shouldn’t be used together.
She’s no longer able to sing
OR
She’s not able to sing anymore
OR
She can’t sing anymore
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