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Northwind Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Luke will find that Pat will be excited.
Are the following sentences correct?
What's the difference in meaning?
1. Luke will find that Pat will be excited.
2. Luke will find that Pat is excited.
3. Luke will find that Pat has been excited.
Suppose the speaker is speaking on May 1.
I think 1 means Luke will find on May 2 that Pat will be excited on May 2 or May 3, for examaple.
I think 2 means Luke will find on May 2 that Pat is excited on May 1, not on May 2 or 3, for example.
I think 3 means Luke will find on May 2 that Pat has been excited until May 1, not until May 2 or 3, for examaple.
4. Luke is said to have clibmed the mountain that Pat dicovers.
5. Luke is said to have clibmed the mountain that Pat dicovered.
6. Luke is said to have clibmed the mountain that Pat had dicovered.
I think 4 and 5 are incorrect and 6 means it is said that Luke climed the mountain after Pat discovered it.
What's the difference in meaning?
1. Luke will find that Pat will be excited.
2. Luke will find that Pat is excited.
3. Luke will find that Pat has been excited.
Suppose the speaker is speaking on May 1.
I think 1 means Luke will find on May 2 that Pat will be excited on May 2 or May 3, for examaple.
I think 2 means Luke will find on May 2 that Pat is excited on May 1, not on May 2 or 3, for example.
I think 3 means Luke will find on May 2 that Pat has been excited until May 1, not until May 2 or 3, for examaple.
4. Luke is said to have clibmed the mountain that Pat dicovers.
5. Luke is said to have clibmed the mountain that Pat dicovered.
6. Luke is said to have clibmed the mountain that Pat had dicovered.
I think 4 and 5 are incorrect and 6 means it is said that Luke climed the mountain after Pat discovered it.
Top answer
northwind 1. Luke will find that Pat will be excited. 2.
- northwind 1.
- Luke will find that Pat will be excited.
- 2.
- Luke will find that Pat is excited.
- 3.
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northwind1. Luke will find that Pat will be excited.Your interpretations are correct, but note that it is rare to find the pattern in 1 -- not because it's ungrammatical, but because it's not often that a person needs to express such an unusual time relationship.
2. Luke will find that Pat is excited.
3. Luke will find that Pat has been excited.
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