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0 I have a question about reported speech. 02 br
00 He said,"the meeting will begin at 3:00pm." 02 br
00 Now it is 1:00pm. The indirect sentence should be " He said that the meeting would begin at 3:00pm." ( a ) or "He said the meeting will begin at 3:00 pm." ( b )?Are they both correct? 02 br
00 I feel they both are correct. When talking about the meeting, the statement "The meeting will begin at 3:00pm" still holds true, as it is 1:00pm; when talking about what the person said, ( b ) is the correct choice, as it is what he said before now,1:00pm. but if both are true, what is the criteria for "tense backshift"? Thank you very much. 0-
00 He said,"the meeting will begin at 3:00pm." 02 br
00 Now it is 1:00pm. The indirect sentence should be " He said that the meeting would begin at 3:00pm." ( a ) or "He said the meeting will begin at 3:00 pm." ( b )?Are they both correct? 02 br
00 I feel they both are correct. When talking about the meeting, the statement "The meeting will begin at 3:00pm" still holds true, as it is 1:00pm; when talking about what the person said, ( b ) is the correct choice, as it is what he said before now,1:00pm. but if both are true, what is the criteria for "tense backshift"? Thank you very much. 0-
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0 I guess you mean 'regression'? 02 br 02 br 00 Yes, you are right, and both are correct, for the reasons you state. , however, and the meeting failed to start on time, only the 'would'-- the backshift-- would be appropriate.
- 0 I guess you mean 'regression'?
- 02 br 02 br 00 Yes, you are right, and both are correct, for the reasons you state.
- , however, and the meeting failed to start on time, only the 'would'-- the backshift-- would be appropriate.
- 02 br 02 br 02 br 00 I stand at my guard.
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0 I guess you mean 'regression'? 02 br
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00 Yes, you are right, and both are correct, for the reasons you state. If it is past 3 p.m., however, and the meeting failed to start on time, only the 'would'-- the backshift-- would be appropriate. 02 br
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00 I stand at my guard. 0-
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00 Yes, you are right, and both are correct, for the reasons you state. If it is past 3 p.m., however, and the meeting failed to start on time, only the 'would'-- the backshift-- would be appropriate. 02 br
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00 I stand at my guard. 0-
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