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Jacky56Lin Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
I didn’t know that. Help me please!
Dear Teachers
A conversation between A and B
A: It is very good for your body to eat apples every day.
Q1:
B: I didn’t know that.
If B means that I didn’t know that (before), until now you tell me.
Or I didn’t know that, but now I know.
Q2:
B: I don’t know that.
If it means that B now still doesn’t know that, and won’t believe that.
Or now he is still not sure that is true or wrong about what A says.
Q3:
B: I know that.
If person B means that I know that is true.
Or I didn’t know that, but now I know that because you tell me that now.
Or I didn’t know that (before), until now you tell me.
Or I don’t know that until now you tell me that.
Another pop-up question >>
Can person B answer this by substituting “I know.” for “I know that.”?
Q4:
B: I knew that.
If it means that I knew that, before you tell me that now.
Q5
B: I have known that.
(If it is correct? Why or why not)
Any example for me please?
Q6
B: I haven’t known that.
(If it is correct? Why or why not)
Any example for me please?
Thanks a lot
A conversation between A and B
A: It is very good for your body to eat apples every day.
Q1:
B: I didn’t know that.
If B means that I didn’t know that (before), until now you tell me.
Or I didn’t know that, but now I know.
Q2:
B: I don’t know that.
If it means that B now still doesn’t know that, and won’t believe that.
Or now he is still not sure that is true or wrong about what A says.
Q3:
B: I know that.
If person B means that I know that is true.
Or I didn’t know that, but now I know that because you tell me that now.
Or I didn’t know that (before), until now you tell me.
Or I don’t know that until now you tell me that.
Another pop-up question >>
Can person B answer this by substituting “I know.” for “I know that.”?
Q4:
B: I knew that.
If it means that I knew that, before you tell me that now.
Q5
B: I have known that.
(If it is correct? Why or why not)
Any example for me please?
Q6
B: I haven’t known that.
(If it is correct? Why or why not)
Any example for me please?
Thanks a lot
Top answer
A conversation between A and B A: It is very good for your body to eat apples every day. Q1: B: I didn’t know that. If B means that I didn’t know that (before), until now you tell me.
- A conversation between A and B A: It is very good for your body to eat apples every day.
- Q1: B: I didn’t know that.
- If B means that I didn’t know that (before), until now you tell me.
- Or I didn’t know that, but now I know.
- It means that I did not know that.
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A conversation between A and B
A: It is very good for your body to eat apples every day.
Q1:
B: I didn’t know that.
If B means that I didn’t know that (before), until now you tell me.
Or I didn’t know that, but now I know.
It means that I did not know that. You told me, so now I know.
A: It is very good for your body to eat apples every day.
Q1:
B: I didn’t know that.
If B means that I didn’t know that (before), until now you tell me.
Or I didn’t know that, but now I know.
It means that I did not know that. You told me, so now I know.
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Dear Teacher AlpheccaStars
Thank you very much.
Another quick question:
1.If the answer of QI knew that." is not much politer than Q I have known that for a long time.” ?
2. I didn’t know that until now you tell me. if it seems = "I did not know that. You told me, so now I know."
why or why not?
Thank you very much.
Another quick question:
1.If the answer of QI knew that." is not much politer than Q I have known that for a long time.” ?
2. I didn’t know that until now you tell me. if it seems = "I did not know that. You told me, so now I know."
why or why not?
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Jacky56Lin1.If the answer of Q4 ”I knew that." is not much politer than Q5” I have known that for a long time.” ?Q4 seems less polite because it is shorter, but of course, impoliteness depends on the tone of voice.
Jacky56Lin2. I didn’t know that until now you tell me. if it seems = "I did not know that. You told me, so now
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