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Hanuman_2000 Posted 22 years ago
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Hanuman_2000

sie,
Sir,

Man also found that when two stones struck against each other,they produced fire.

Here the statement is about past, but the fact is still true.

So, Can we use "they produce fire " in place of "they produced fire".

Thanks.
  

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Yes, but you'll also have to change 'struck' to 'strike'. " (or ... stones were struck against ...

  • Yes, but you'll also have to change 'struck' to 'strike'.
  • " (or ...
  • stones were struck against ...
  • is changed to ...
  • )
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Yes, but you'll also have to change 'struck' to 'strike'.

"Man also found that when two stones strike against each other, they produce fire."

(or ... stones were struck against ... is changed to ... stones are struck against ...)

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