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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Are these sentences correct?

Please consider the following sentences which are from a passage on Charlie Chaplin:
Chaplin was born in England in 1889.......His first film was Making a Living.... His other films are:The Kid, City Lights, etc.
The whole passage is in past tense.Then should we say 'His other films were' instead of 'His other films are'? I'll be grateful if anyone can explain. Thanks.
  

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Then should we say 'His other films were' instead of 'His other films are'? I'll be grateful if anyone can explain. I would accept either version as correct.

— RayH

  • Then should we say 'His other films were' instead of 'His other films are'?
  • I'll be grateful if anyone can explain.
  • I would accept either version as correct.
  • Which version the writer uses depends on how he is looking at the situation.
  • " However, when talking specifically about his first film there is really no way to see it in anything other than a historical context, thus the past tense.
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AnonymousThe whole passage is in past tense.Then should we say 'His other films were' instead of 'His other films are'? I'll be grateful if anyone can explain.
I would accept either version as correct. Which version the writer uses depends on how he is looking at the situation.

If I am looking at it from a historical viewpoint I will say "films were"
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