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BulbulTada Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Definition in future and past tense

Grievous injury is any injury which endangers life. Are the following similar definitions gramatically correct?

1) Grievous injury will be any injury which will endanger life.

2) Grievous injury was any injury which had endangered life.

  

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You would not write the definitions like that. Definitions of concepts like this are in the "eternal present".

  • You would not write the definitions like that.
  • Definitions of concepts like this are in the "eternal present".
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You would not write the definitions like that. Definitions of concepts like this are in the "eternal present".

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BulbulTada Are the following similar definitions

They are not definitions.

BulbulTada1) Grievous injury will be any injury which will endanger life.

This could be an explanation of wording in a proposed law. It is not law right now.

BulbulTada2) Grievous injury was any injury which had e

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