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Irock2007 Posted 18 years ago
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hiya i'm new.
so i'm not American, in fact i'm from Bahrain. see i had an argument with my english teacher the other day, and given that she is EGYPTIAN , i don't realy trust her judgement and ive given up for it's knownwhere i live that egyptians just...stink.. when it comes to english. i do not ask her questions as far as english grammar because of that. She doesn't even know the meaning of the word "Mortgage"! i know because i asked her for the spelling and she answered that she didn't know what it meant. should she even be teaching english...?
Anyhow, my question is: is it correct to say:
"The teacher ordered that i stand up"
or
"The teacher ordered that i stood up"
or are they both correct?!?
Teacher says they are both WRONG... are they?
...
...
i hate it because i luv english and there is no one to help me improve.
Thanks.
Danette
so i'm not American, in fact i'm from Bahrain. see i had an argument with my english teacher the other day, and given that she is EGYPTIAN , i don't realy trust her judgement and ive given up for it's known
Anyhow, my question is: is it correct to say:
"The teacher ordered that i stand up"
or
"The teacher ordered that i stood up"
or are they both correct?!?
Teacher says they are both WRONG... are they?
...
...
i hate it because i luv english and there is no one to help me improve.
Thanks.
Danette
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Hi, Irock, welcome to English Forums. I have days when I smell pretty bad myself, so you'd better keep your distance.
"The teacher ordered that I stand up" is fine, but you must capitalize the "I."
"The teacher ordered that I stood up" is incorrect. Regardless of the tense of the main verb, the form uses the "bare infinitive" of the verb in the relative clause. Will order
"The teacher ordered that I stand up" is fine, but you must capitalize the "I."
"The teacher ordered that I stood up" is incorrect. Regardless of the tense of the main verb, the form uses the "bare infinitive" of the verb in the relative clause. Will order
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