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Ecopsy Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Coherence of tenses
Some textbooks say there should be incoherence of tenses between the main clause and the objective clause under the following circumstances which are divided in 4 categories. Are they right with what they say? And if so, do I have to follow these examples next time I want to these types of sentences?
1. Long ago people didn't know that the earth moves round the sun. She told her son that practice makes perfect.
2. The teacher told us that the attraction of the earth for all bodies is called gravity.
3.He said he does morning exercises every day.
4. John said his father is attending a meeting in . She told me the other day that she is only seventeen.
Many thanks.
1. Long ago people didn't know that the earth moves round the sun. She told her son that practice makes perfect.
2. The teacher told us that the attraction of the earth for all bodies is called gravity.
3.He said he does morning exercises every day.
4. John said his father is attending a meeting in . She told me the other day that she is only seventeen.
Many thanks.
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Incoherence should never be tolerated, but as far as your sentence are concerned, these are OK: 1. Long ago people didn't know that the earth moves/moved round the sun. She told her son that practice made/ makes perfect.
- Incoherence should never be tolerated, but as far as your sentence are concerned, these are OK: 1.
- Long ago people didn't know that the earth moves/moved round the sun.
- She told her son that practice made/ makes perfect.
- ) 2.
- The teacher told us that the attraction of the earth for all bodies was/ is called gravity.
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Incoherence should never be tolerated, but as far as your sentence are concerned, these are OK:
1. Long ago people didn't know that the earth moves/moved round the sun. She told her son that practice made/makes perfect. ('Makes' is probably more usual because it is a proverb.)
2. The teacher told us that the attraction of the earth for all bodi
1. Long ago people didn't know that the earth moves/moved round the sun. She told her son that practice made/makes perfect. ('Makes' is probably more usual because it is a proverb.)
2. The teacher told us that the attraction of the earth for all bodi
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