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Omar Ahmed Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
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Is the sentence in the coloured square correct? I mean the following sentence: She said to me that she had got no money.
I studied that 'said to + object' is used in direct speech only.
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Omar Ahmed Is the sentence in the coloured square correct? I mean the following sentence: She said to me that she had got no money. Grammatically, yes, but it's very awkward on the ear.
- Omar Ahmed Is the sentence in the coloured square correct?
- I mean the following sentence: She said to me that she had got no money.
- Grammatically, yes, but it's very awkward on the ear.
- Instead of 'said to me that', we normally say either just 'said that' or, if we want to mention the person we spoke to, 'told me that'.
- Also, 'have got' (present) is very common, but 'had got' (its past) is not at all common in comparison.
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Omar AhmedIs the sentence in the coloured square correct? I mean the following sentence: She said to me that she had got no money.
Grammatically, yes, but it's very awkward on the ear.
Instead of 'said to me that', we normally say either just 'said that' or, if we want to mention the person we spoke to, 'told me that'.
Also, 'have got' (present)
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