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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Hello,
When reporting the question 'What was the last book you read?',the sentence becomes:'He asked what the last book you had read was.' My question : why doesn't 'was' become 'had been' as well or the other way round i,e, 'read' and 'had been'?
Thanks
When reporting the question 'What was the last book you read?',the sentence becomes:'He asked what the last book you had read was.' My question : why doesn't 'was' become 'had been' as well or the other way round i,e, 'read' and 'had been'?
Thanks
Top answer
It should, in my estimation. " He asked what the last book you read had been.
- It should, in my estimation.
- " He asked what the last book you read had been.
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It should, in my estimation.
"What was the last book you read?"
He asked what the last book you read had been.
"What was the last book you read?"
He asked what the last book you read had been.
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