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MaverickK Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Active/passive voice
Hi,
I am confused which of the following 2 is correct -
He told the teacher that -
1. he was liked by the whole class.
2. he is liked by the whole class.
This is a question which appeared in a test.So I want to know which is more suitable.I felt the second one is correct as its a truth
and a continuing idea.Please help.
I am confused which of the following 2 is correct -
He told the teacher that -
1. he was liked by the whole class.
2. he is liked by the whole class.
This is a question which appeared in a test.So I want to know which is more suitable.I felt the second one is correct as its a truth
and a continuing idea.Please help.
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MaverickK This is a question which appeared in a test. That was not fair! Both are possible.
- MaverickK This is a question which appeared in a test.
- That was not fair!
- Both are possible.
- If this was a test on "sequence of tenses", they probably wanted you to answer "...
- ".
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MaverickKThis is a question which appeared in a test.That was not fair! Both are possible. If this was a test on "sequence of tenses", they probably wanted you to answer "... that he was liked ...".
"... that he is liked ..." is possible if he is still in the class, not if he finished the class in the past. Maybe this is not as good an answer becau
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