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Mudclay Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Feared most

Hi teachers,

Is it correct to say "This is what I feared most."?

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"? This is what I feared most. If you use present tense in the wh-cleft clause, it would only be correct to go with present verb in the subsequent part.

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  • This is what I feared most.
  • If you use present tense in the wh-cleft clause, it would only be correct to go with present verb in the subsequent part.
  • This is what I fear most- talking about present fear.
  • This was what I was afraid of - talking about fear in the past.
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mudclayIs it correct to say "This is what I feared most."?
This is what I feared most.
If you use present tense in the wh-cleft clause, it would only be correct to go with present verb in the subsequent part.

This is what I fear most- talking about present fear.
This was what I was afraid of - talking about
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