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Nakool Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Indirect speech
1) He said. - "What time did it start?"
He wanted to know what time it had started.
2) She said, "Did he marry Sue?"
She wondered if/whether he married Sue.
In 2nd , Can't we write "She wondered if/whether he had married Sue" ? as compared to the first one?
Please advise.
He wanted to know what time it had started.
2) She said, "Did he marry Sue?"
She wondered if/whether he married Sue.
In 2nd , Can't we write "She wondered if/whether he had married Sue" ? as compared to the first one?
Please advise.
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AS i was tought, it's grammatically correct to say: "She wondered if/whether he had married Sue"
- AS i was tought, it's grammatically correct to say: "She wondered if/whether he had married Sue"
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AS i was tought, it's grammatically correct to say: "She wondered if/whether he had married Sue"
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NakoolIn 2nd , Can't we write "She wondered if/whether he had married Sue" ? as compared to the first one?These are both correct, and better than the simple past. (married):
She wondered if he had married Sue.
She wondered whether he had married Sue.
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