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Jamesmymail Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Is it grammatical to switch verb tense in a predicate with a conjunction?
After reading these sentences, I am getting confused and want enlighten on these sentences.
1) The tag was created and is printed.
2) He threw the rock and catches the ball.
Are these sentences right? Can we use different tenses with conjunctions on same predicate?
1) The tag was created and is printed.
2) He threw the rock and catches the ball.
Are these sentences right? Can we use different tenses with conjunctions on same predicate?
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1. This can be okay. For example, a tag was created and then printed (so a printed version of the tag now exists).
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- This can be okay.
- For example, a tag was created and then printed (so a printed version of the tag now exists).
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- This is ungrammatical.
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1. This can be okay. For example, a tag was created and then printed (so a printed version of the tag now exists). So you might say to someone: "The tag was created and is printed (that is, a printed version of the tag now exists)."
2. This is ungrammatical.
2. This is ungrammatical.
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The second sentence should be "He threw the rock and caught the ball."
If I understand right, the verb "catch" is kind of a movement that only happens in a few seconds. When we say the senctence, the movement is finished.
If I understand right, the verb "catch" is kind of a movement that only happens in a few seconds. When we say the senctence, the movement is finished.
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jamesmymailIs it grammatical to switch verb tense in a predicate with a conjunction?For all practical purposes, no. Technically, it's grammatical, but there are few occasions in which it's appropriate to use such a construction. It seems inappropriate in the examples you have cited.
Something like I loved you once and still do might be possi
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