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Lin1978 Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Please help me about the writing: (1) I told him if... (2) past tense

0I got confused sometimes about this sentence. How should I describe the situation in my composition?02br
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00 Which one is right?02br
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00(1) I told him 01font00that 00if he 01font00could02font00 come to our country, I 01font00would02font00 be happy.02br
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00(2) I told him if he come to our country, I will be happy.02br
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00The fact is that I am not sure whether he'll come or not. But, at least one I can be sure, I'll look forward his coming with eager anticipation. How should I make somebody else know the situation I describe? Can I omit the word "that" in the sentence?02br
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00The other question is the past tense, here is the article I wrote to another person.02br
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0100"I told Peter that Taiwan0200 and 010200 01font00were02font00 not the same country. 0100Taiwan0200 01font00was02font00 an island beside 010200. 010200 a beautiful isaland with warm climate, magnificent scenery and friendly people."02br
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00So my question is that Taiwan is a island. That's a truth. It won't change over time. Should I replace " the past tense " it to " the present tense" ?02br
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010100"I told Peter that Taiwan0200 and 010200 01font00are 02font00not the same country. 0100Taiwan0200 01font00is02font00 an island beside 010200. 010200 a beautiful isaland with warm climate, magnificent scenery and friendly people."02br
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00I'll appreciate it if someone can help me through this.02br
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0 For the past tense, see my quotations from Jespersen in this thread:02br 02br 050040pid224523

— Marius Hancu

  • 0 For the past tense, see my quotations from Jespersen in this thread:02br 02br 050040pid224523
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0 For the past tense, see my quotations from Jespersen in this thread:02br
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0Is there anyone can help me about first problem? Chould I omit the "that" or not?0-
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0[That] functions as a separator in this context. I prefer to see it for I think it works better with it. However, some people leave it out.02br
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00John said 01font01b00[that]02b02font00 00Mary is coming to Paul’s birthday party.0-
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0 Oops, I am so sorry. I didn't explain my question clearly.02br
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00My point is - if I omit the "that" in the sentence in my article, might someone misunderstand the meaning of sentence?02br
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00(1) I told him 01font00that 00if he 01font00could02font00 come to our country
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0 I think you need 01i00that02i00 in both 1 and 2. 02br
00 But I don't think 2 is correct in terms of verbs. 0-
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0When we use [if] in a context, we need to be careful how we apply the verbs because of the conditional implications.00 02br
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00A-00 00I told John on the phone 01font00that02font00 01font00I would be02font00 so thrilled if he 01font
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0 Thank you for all your anwsers.02br
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00According to your explanation, the corrected sentences I wrote are as follows.02br
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00(1) "I told him 01font00that00 I 01font00would02font00 be happy if he 01font00could02font00 come to
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0 00In a nutshell, yes; you are correct. 02br
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