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Nerdikarp Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

"I didn't think you need it so I took it" or "I didn't think you needed it so I took it"

1-"I didn't think you need it so I took it"

2-"I didn't think you needed it so I took it"

Which is correct? It bugs me when I don't know the parts of speech of a sentence. It's not important, but it still bugs me. I don't know why! Can someone point out the parts of speech too especially "you needed it"?

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" The verb need can be either present or future. " I didn't think you needed it so I took it. Analysis: This sentence has three clauses.

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  • " The verb need can be either present or future.
  • " I didn't think you needed it so I took it.
  • Analysis: This sentence has three clauses.
  • 1.
  • Main clause: I (subject) did think (verb), not (adverb) 2.
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These are correct:

Present: 1-"I don't think you (will) need it so I'll take it." The verb need can be either present or future.

Past: 2-"I didn't think you needed it so I took it."

I didn't think you needed it so I took it.

Analysis: This sentence has three clauses.

1. Main clause: I (subject) did think (verb), not (adverb)

2. Dependent
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