I would suggest that the reason for the fault is/was/would be lack of attention
Hi all,
Which of the above three options sounds more natural?
If I wanted to distance myself from the statement to a greater extent than implied by "would suggest", should I keep "would be lack of attention"?
Secondly, of the two options is/was, does it make sense to choose "is", even though the error in question occurred a long time ago?
Thanks.
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Hi again, I was referring to the tense. What about putting it that way: I would suggest the most likely reason for... would have been.
- Hi again, I was referring to the tense.
- What about putting it that way: I would suggest the most likely reason for...
- would have been.
- I don't know if I should choose this one or simply "was" instead.
- What would be the implication on the sentence's meaning?
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Hi again,
I was referring to the tense.
What about putting it that way: I would suggest the most likely reason for... would have been.
I don't know if I should choose this one or simply "was" instead. What would be the implication on the sentence's meaning?
0One last question: is the indefinide article compulsory in this case?
How about this phrasing: I would suggest that the most likely reason of the fault would have been/was lack of attention
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