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Goat Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Please clear my doubt. was = is
Hi all,
1)He gave me a pen. His name is Jack.
2)He is the tallest boy in the class.
3)The boy who gave me a pen was called Jack.
4)The boy who gave me a pen was the tallest boy in the class.
I have used 'was' instead of 'is' after the relative clause.
Does 3 suggest 1 and
4 suggest 2?
Thank you
1)He gave me a pen. His name is Jack.
2)He is the tallest boy in the class.
3)The boy who gave me a pen was called Jack.
4)The boy who gave me a pen was the tallest boy in the class.
I have used 'was' instead of 'is' after the relative clause.
Does 3 suggest 1 and
4 suggest 2?
Thank you
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Hi, 1)He gave me a pen. His name is Jack. 2)He is the tallest boy in the class.
- Hi, 1)He gave me a pen.
- His name is Jack.
- 2)He is the tallest boy in the class.
- 3)The boy who gave me a pen was called Jack.
- 4)The boy who gave me a pen was the tallest boy in the class.
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Hi,
1)He gave me a pen. His name is Jack.
2)He is the tallest boy in the class.
3)The boy who gave me a pen was called Jack.
4)The boy who gave me a pen was the tallest boy in the class.
I have used 'was' instead of 'is' after the relative clause.
Does 3 suggest 1 and
4 suggest 2?
1)He gave me a pen. His name is Jack.
2)He is the tallest boy in the class.
3)The boy who gave me a pen was called Jack.
4)The boy who gave me a pen was the tallest boy in the class.
I have used 'was' instead of 'is' after the relative clause.
Does 3 suggest 1 and
4 suggest 2?
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Hi goat,
That's a very good question and if one wants to be on good terms with the grammar rules the simple-past 'gave' makes you use the simple-past 'was'. Strickly speaking, the boy gave you a pen in the past and at that time, in the past, he was the tallest and his name was Jack. To avoid such a confusion of describing someone who has given ['gave' in the 3) and 4)] you a pen and who
That's a very good question and if one wants to be on good terms with the grammar rules the simple-past 'gave' makes you use the simple-past 'was'. Strickly speaking, the boy gave you a pen in the past and at that time, in the past, he was the tallest and his name was Jack. To avoid such a confusion of describing someone who has given ['gave' in the 3) and 4)] you a pen and who
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goatDoes 3 suggest 1It does to me.
The boy who gave me a pen was called Jack.
suggests (in the sense that I would certainly conclude the following)
He gave me a pen. His name is Jack.
I doubt he changed his name since giving me a pen, even if the pen-giving happened many years ago.
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Thanks for your time and help.
Thanks very much CalifJim, Clive, Anonymous
Thanks very much CalifJim, Clive, Anonymous
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