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I thought that John could speak Chinese, but it was Japanese that he could.
We thought that John should be proud of his high position, but it was his efforts that he should.
We thought that John should be proud of his high position, but it was his efforts that he should be.
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Nananara I thought that John could speak Chinese, but it was Japanese that he spoke. We thought that John should be proud of his high position, but it was his efforts he is proud They are all grammatical. However, what sounds and looks grammatical doesn't mean it is idiomatically smooth.
- Nananara I thought that John could speak Chinese, but it was Japanese that he spoke.
- We thought that John should be proud of his high position, but it was his efforts he is proud They are all grammatical.
- However, what sounds and looks grammatical doesn't mean it is idiomatically smooth.
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NananaraI thought that John could speak Chinese, but it was Japanese that he spoke.
We thought that John should be proud of his high position, but it was his efforts he is proud
They are all grammatical. However, what sounds and looks grammatical doesn't mean it is idiomatically smooth.
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I thought that John could speak spoke Chinese, but it was Japanese that he spoke.
I thought that John could speak was speaking
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