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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Is this sentence correct: My mum said she will wear a beautiful dress tomorrow.
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Anonymous Is this sentence correct: My mum said she will wear a beautiful dress tomorrow. "said she would " is better in my opinion. CJ
- Anonymous Is this sentence correct: My mum said she will wear a beautiful dress tomorrow.
- "said she would " is better in my opinion.
- CJ
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Anonymous Is this sentence correct: My mum said she will wear a beautiful dress tomorrow."said she would" is better in my opinion.
CJ
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Thank you! What if I keep using 'will wear', is it sensible and common to write like this?
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It is a structure called "reported speech."
In reported speech, the verb changes from direct (quoted) speech. It is called "back-shifting" tenses.
My mum said, "I will wear a beautiful dress tomorrow." (direct speech)
My mum said she would wear a beautiful dress tomorrow. (reported speech)
Other examples:
The station attendant said, "The train left a
In reported speech, the verb changes from direct (quoted) speech. It is called "back-shifting" tenses.
My mum said, "I will wear a beautiful dress tomorrow." (direct speech)
My mum said she would wear a beautiful dress tomorrow. (reported speech)
Other examples:
The station attendant said, "The train left a
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