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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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No back-shifting when believes it to be true?
Hi. Please help. Let's say there is a high school student who believes that if any high school student studies at least two hours a day for an English midterm exam, they will get an "A" on their English midterm exam, and he told that to his high school friend, John Doe. Does John Doe need to back-shift when he is reporting what his friend said?
Or could he just report without back-shifting the tense like as shown below? Thank you for your help in advance.
(John Doe reporting)
He said if any high school studies at least two hours a day for an English midterm exam, they will get an "A" on their English exam.
Or could he just report without back-shifting the tense like as shown below? Thank you for your help in advance.
(John Doe reporting)
He said if any high school studies at least two hours a day for an English midterm exam, they will get an "A" on their English exam.
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He said if any high school student s tudies at least two hours a day for an English midterm exam, they will get an "A" on their English exam. It's not wrong to back-shift in such a case, but many people would not. It's fine.
- He said if any high school student s tudies at least two hours a day for an English midterm exam, they will get an "A" on their English exam.
- It's not wrong to back-shift in such a case, but many people would not.
- It's fine.
- Clive
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He said if any high school student studies at least two hours a day for an English midterm exam, they will get an "A" on their English exam.
It's not wrong to back-shift in such a case, but many people would not. It's fine.
Clive
It's not wrong to back-shift in such a case, but many people would not. It's fine.
Clive
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