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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Is this right it on a obama speech using past tense
As the nation watched the President of the United States, Barrack Obama gave a speech at a high school on education.
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Hi, As the nation watched , the President of the United States, Barrack Obama , gave a speech at a high school on education. Sure. It happened in the past.
- Hi, As the nation watched , the President of the United States, Barrack Obama , gave a speech at a high school on education.
- Sure.
- It happened in the past.
- So, use past tense.
- Clivee
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Hi,
As the nation watched, the President of the United States, Barrack Obama, gave a speech at a high school on education.
Sure. It happened in the past. So, use past tense.
Clivee
As the nation watched, the President of the United States, Barrack Obama, gave a speech at a high school on education.
Sure. It happened in the past. So, use past tense.
Clivee
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I would move "on education" in the sentence as follows:
As the nation watched, the President of the United States, Barrack Obama, gave a speech on education at a high school.
I think it makes it clearer what "on education" modifies. It isn't incorrect as written, but I think it reads more clearly as revised.
As the nation watched, the President of the United States, Barrack Obama, gave a speech on education at a high school.
I think it makes it clearer what "on education" modifies. It isn't incorrect as written, but I think it reads more clearly as revised.
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Hi,
It depends on which you want to emphasize, 'on education' or 'at a high school'.
Neither placement is wrong.
Clive
It depends on which you want to emphasize, 'on education' or 'at a high school'.
Neither placement is wrong.
Clive
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