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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Jason said that the new semester starts on May 7, .....?

1) didn't he
2) doesn't it

Which one? I would choose #1

  

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To expand 'didn't', you would get: anonymous Jason said [past] that the new semester starts on May 7, did he not? He did. [past] So yes, you're correct.

— David Hatton

  • To expand 'didn't', you would get: anonymous Jason said [past] that the new semester starts on May 7, did he not?
  • He did.
  • [past] So yes, you're correct.
  • The semester, though, does start on May 7th.
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To expand 'didn't', you would get:

anonymousJason said [past] that the new semester starts on May 7, did he not?
He did. [past]

So yes, you're correct.

The semester, though, does start on May 7th.

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