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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Direct/indirect speech

1. A man came into the room and told me where my sister is.
2. A man came into the room and asked me, “Where was your sister?”

Are they both correct?
  

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Anonymous Are they both correct? Yes, but I suppose you realize that they don't have the same meaning. Anonymous A man came into the room and told me where my sister is.

  • Anonymous Are they both correct?
  • Yes, but I suppose you realize that they don't have the same meaning.
  • Anonymous A man came into the room and told me where my sister is.
  • Note that ...
  • where my sister was is also good.
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AnonymousAre they both correct?
Yes, but I suppose you realize that they don't have the same meaning.
AnonymousA man came into the room and told me where my sister is.
Note that ... where my sister was is also good.

CJ

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