Can I replace the underlined ‘had’ with ‘is’ in the following sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence?
‘Although the GfK indicator is at a low level, the latest evidence suggested that the sharp contraction in European industrial production had yet to feed through into the broader economy.’
Thanks,
MG.
Top answer
Not without changing 'suggested' to 'suggests' and thereby changing the time reference of the non-feeding.
— Mister Micawber
Not without changing 'suggested' to 'suggests' and thereby changing the time reference of the non-feeding.
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