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Yeom paul Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

make sense?

Dear teachers
I have 2 questions...

1)You have always insisted that you ____ a person that considered a matter realistically.

Which one is correct? "were" or "are"

2)As there being air-conditioning, so many people have gathered in such states.

Does this make sense? I wonder if 'being' is used correctly.

Thanks.
  

Top answer

Which one is correct? "were" or "are" One at a time. If the speaker/writer thinks that the person addresed sttll (at the momnt of speaking/writing) insists on this, then are is fine.

— Fivejedjon

  • Which one is correct?
  • "were" or "are" One at a time.
  • If the speaker/writer thinks that the person addresed sttll (at the momnt of speaking/writing) insists on this, then are is fine.
  • If the speaker/writer is commenting upon previously expressed views of the perosn addressed, then were is OK.
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Yeom paul1)You have always insisted that you ____ a person that considered a matter realistically.Which one is correct? "were" or "are"
One at a time.

If the speaker/writer thinks that the person addresed sttll (at the momnt of speaking/writing) insists on this, then are is fine.

If the speaker/writer is commenting upon previously exp
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Yeom paul2)As there being air-conditioning, so many people have gathered in such states.Does this make sense?
No, it doesn't make sense. I think you may mean this:

Since the place was air-conditioned, people gathered there.

CJ
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You mean being should be is?
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Yeom paulYou mean being should be is?
That's another way to say it. Yes.

CJ
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