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Cat navy 425 Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

My department has'nt/was'nt/doesn't

Dear all,

Please see the following serially numbered sentences. Please tell me which of them are grammatically correct. If all are OK, please tell me the difference in their meaning. If all are incorrect, please correct them.


1) The policeman prevented me from travelling saying that my department isn't coming under the essential services and I was not keeping an order of the superior directing me to perform my duty. (I am not sure that present continuous tense can be used here.)

2) The policeman prevented me from travelling saying that my department doesn't not come under the essential services and I was not keeping an order of the superior directing me to perform my duty. (I feel that this sentence is correct as simple present tense is the one supposed to use here,)

3) The policeman prevented me from travelling saying that my department hasn't come under the essential services and I was not keeping an order of the superior directing me to perform my duty. (I feel that this sentence is incorrect as present perfect tense is not apt here.)


Thank you.

  

Top answer

cat navy 425 2) The policeman (or police officer ) prevented me from travelling saying that my department doesn't not come under the essential services and I was not keeping following an the order of the a superior directing me to perform my duty. You want this one insofar as the tense "doesn't come" is concerned. Nevertheless, the part after "and I was not" is a little hard to understand.

— CalifJim

  • cat navy 425 2) The policeman (or police officer ) prevented me from travelling saying that my department doesn't not come under the essential services and I was not keeping following an the order of the a superior directing me to perform my duty.
  • You want this one insofar as the tense "doesn't come" is concerned.
  • Nevertheless, the part after "and I was not" is a little hard to understand.
  • Is that supposed to be something else that the police officer said?
  • ) CJ
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cat navy 4252) The policeman (or police officer) prevented me from travelling saying that my department doesn't not come under the essential services and I was not keeping following
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