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Rajesh jain Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Direct /indirect
Direct- The teacher said, 'the earth goes round the sun.
Indirect- The teacher said the earth goes/went round the sun.
I read it in a book that both goes/went are correct. Is it correct?
Indirect- The teacher said the earth goes/went round the sun.
I read it in a book that both goes/went are correct. Is it correct?
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Hi, Yes. But with scientific facts (also sometimes called 'eternal truths'), the present tense is often used to indicate that the statement was, is and will always be true. Clive
- Hi, Yes.
- But with scientific facts (also sometimes called 'eternal truths'), the present tense is often used to indicate that the statement was, is and will always be true.
- Clive
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Hi,
Yes.
But with scientific facts (also sometimes called 'eternal truths'), the present tense is often used to indicate that the statement was, is and will always be true.
Clive
Yes.
But with scientific facts (also sometimes called 'eternal truths'), the present tense is often used to indicate that the statement was, is and will always be true.
Clive
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