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Guyper Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Correct sentence

"You induced others to trade on information that you knew to be false"

"You induced others to trade on information that you knew are false"

When do you actually use the "to be" instead?

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"You induced others to trade on information that you knew are false" Incorrect. " The infinitive is also OK.

  • "You induced others to trade on information that you knew are false" Incorrect.
  • " The infinitive is also OK.
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"You induced others to trade on information that you knew are false" Incorrect.

You need this: "You induced others to trade on information that you knew was false." The infinitive is also OK.

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