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Sebayanpendam Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Is mixed tense allowed in a sentence?

hi,

Is it grammatically accepted if we write

1. The videoclip that we saw was about the act of bullying which happens rampantly in schools.

or

2. The video that we have seen is about the act of bullying which happens rampantly in schools.

or The videoclip that we saw is about the act of bullying which happens rampantly in schools.

Thanks.
  

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They are all grammatically OK. The restrictive clause "that we saw / have seen" is limiting the video clip (2 words). If you read the sentences without this clause, you see that they are OK.

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  • They are all grammatically OK.
  • The restrictive clause "that we saw / have seen" is limiting the video clip (2 words).
  • If you read the sentences without this clause, you see that they are OK.
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They are all grammatically OK. The restrictive clause "that we saw / have seen" is limiting the video clip (2 words). If you read the sentences without this clause, you see that they are OK.
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hi again,

If I may ask further, do these three sentences carry different meanings in the sense of tense or why would a person chooses to use any of these sentences?

Thanks.
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