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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Are the sentences correct?
1. "The doctor said that I was fine to go back to school, as long as I agreed to outpatient counseling."
2. "The doctor said that I was fine to go back to school, as long as I agree to outpatient counseling." <- I think this sentence is wrong?
2. "The doctor said that I was fine to go back to school, as long as I agree to outpatient counseling." <- I think this sentence is wrong?
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Whether and which words to backshift in reported speech is not always clear cut. You are just about always correct if you do (I was fine, I agreed). "
- Whether and which words to backshift in reported speech is not always clear cut.
- You are just about always correct if you do (I was fine, I agreed).
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Whether and which words to backshift in reported speech is not always clear cut.
You are just about always correct if you do (I was fine, I agreed).
In your second sentence, let's say he said it today and you have not yet gone back to school, you could say "...that I am fine to go back to school as long as I agree..." but don't mix "was fine" with "I agree."
You are just about always correct if you do (I was fine, I agreed).
In your second sentence, let's say he said it today and you have not yet gone back to school, you could say "...that I am fine to go back to school as long as I agree..." but don't mix "was fine" with "I agree."
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