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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Grammar Help
Hi.....
Please help with the grammar.
She asked what your name is/was.
Thank you.
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Anonymous She asked what your name is/was. In the general case, which amounts to 99% of the time, She asked what ... was.
- Anonymous She asked what your name is/was.
- In the general case, which amounts to 99% of the time, She asked what ...
- was.
- In the much less frequent case of an immediate hear-and-say situation, you can use 'is', but even then 'was' is good.
- Sue: What's his name?
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AnonymousShe asked what your name is/was.
In the general case, which amounts to 99% of the time,
She asked what ... was.
In the much less frequent case of an immediate hear-and-say situation, you can use 'is', but even then 'was' is good.
Sue: What's his name?
Brian: What did Sue say? I didn't quite hear her question.
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