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Emily_ Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
past tense
Hello.
My aunt and uncle had always quarrelled about their tee; she liked it strong but he wanted it weak.
Why there is not the same past tense form in the both parts of the sentence?
Thank you.
My aunt and uncle had always quarrelled about their tee; she liked it strong but he wanted it weak.
Why there is not the same past tense form in the both parts of the sentence?
Thank you.
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Tea is spelled thus. In the first place, there is no need for the same tense in two independent clauses: I have always liked tea; I'll buy some tomorrow . In your example, the second clause is the text of their argument, so I would suppose it is subsumed within the statement in the first clause: I had never tried the tea that Winston Churchill liked, until at last his relatives gave me some yesterday.
- Tea is spelled thus.
- In the first place, there is no need for the same tense in two independent clauses: I have always liked tea; I'll buy some tomorrow .
- In your example, the second clause is the text of their argument, so I would suppose it is subsumed within the statement in the first clause: I had never tried the tea that Winston Churchill liked, until at last his relatives gave me some yesterday.
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Tea is spelled thus.
In the first place, there is no need for the same tense in two independent clauses: I have always liked tea; I'll buy some tomorrow. In your example, the second clause is the text of their argument, so I would suppose it is subsumed within the statement in the first clause: I had never tried the tea that Winston Churchill liked, until at last
In the first place, there is no need for the same tense in two independent clauses: I have always liked tea; I'll buy some tomorrow. In your example, the second clause is the text of their argument, so I would suppose it is subsumed within the statement in the first clause: I had never tried the tea that Winston Churchill liked, until at last
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Mister MicawberIn your example, the second clause is the text of their argumentMM is right here. This is why I would have punctuated it differently, with a colon, to make clear the contents of their argument:
My aunt and uncle had always quarrelled about their tee: she liked it strong but he wanted it weak.
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Marius HancuMister MicawberIn your example, the second clause is the text of their argumentMM is right here. This is why I would have punctuated it differently, with a colon, to make clear the contents of their argument:
My aunt and uncle had always quarrelled about their tee
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