Present vs Past In a subordinate clause
Could you tell me whether exists any difference between
a) Gandhi said that those who isolate religion from politics don't understand the nature of either.
b) Gandhi said that those who isolate religion from politics didn’t understand the nature of either.
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Could you tell me whether exists any difference between a) Gandhi said that those who isolate religion from politics don't understand the nature of either. b) Gandhi said that those who isolate religion from politics didn’t understand the nature of either. In A), the simple Present shows that Gandhi meant this was a universal truth, true in the past, the present and the future.
- Could you tell me whether exists any difference between a) Gandhi said that those who isolate religion from politics don't understand the nature of either.
- b) Gandhi said that those who isolate religion from politics didn’t understand the nature of either.
- In A), the simple Present shows that Gandhi meant this was a universal truth, true in the past, the present and the future.
- A simpler example is eg Gandhi said the earth goes around the sun.
- In B), Gandhi was not stating it as a universal truth.
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Could you tell me whether exists any difference between
a) Gandhi said that those who isolate religion from politics don't understand the nature of either.
b) Gandhi said that those who isolate religion from politics didn’t understand the nature of either.
In A), the simple Present shows that Gandhi meant this was a universal truth, true in the past, the present and the futu
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