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Quirrell Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Indirect reporting
1. Anne is rich but unhappy.
2. He said that Anne is rich and unhappy.
Q. As a report of (1), do you think (2) is true or false?
Top answer
is may be correct depending on when the original words were spoken and on Anne's current situation. But 'was' is always correct in reporting. rich and unhappy is not the same as rich but unhappy.
- is may be correct depending on when the original words were spoken and on Anne's current situation.
- But 'was' is always correct in reporting.
- rich and unhappy is not the same as rich but unhappy.
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is may be correct depending on when the original words were spoken and on Anne's current situation. But 'was' is always correct in reporting.
rich and unhappy is not the same as rich but unhappy.
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