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Kingston123 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Please somebody fix the grammar in my interrogative sentence.
Mine: Why did Michael want to assume that this is a large scale incident?
Context: After some fire incident happened, Michael asks to Phillip a question.
Michael's question: Can we assume that this is a large scale incident?
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kingston123 Why did Michael want to assume that this is a large scale incident? The grammar is OK, provided "is", rather than "was", is appropriate for the timeframe. However, Michael's question does not really imply that he wants to assume that.
- kingston123 Why did Michael want to assume that this is a large scale incident?
- The grammar is OK, provided "is", rather than "was", is appropriate for the timeframe.
- However, Michael's question does not really imply that he wants to assume that.
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kingston123 Why did Michael want to assume that this is a large scale incident?
The grammar is OK, provided "is", rather than "was", is appropriate for the timeframe. However, Michael's question does not really imply that he wants to assume that.
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