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Tamguatlay Posted 18 years ago
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0 "You must obey the school rules," the discipline master told the pupils. 02 br
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00 The discipline master told the pupils that they 00 must / had 00 to obey the school rules. 02 br
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00 Which word/s should I use in reporitng the first sentence? 02 br
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00 Thanking in advance. 0-
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00 The discipline master told the pupils that they 00 must / had 00 to obey the school rules. 02 br
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00 Which word/s should I use in reporitng the first sentence? 02 br
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00 Thanking in advance. 0-
Top answer
0 Hi, 02 br 00 it depends. "Must" is ok if the fact that they have to follow the rules is still relevant now. 02 i 02 br 00 "Had to" is ok in a lot of contexts, for example when you want to focus on the past moment when that was said.
- 0 Hi, 02 br 00 it depends.
- "Must" is ok if the fact that they have to follow the rules is still relevant now.
- 02 i 02 br 00 "Had to" is ok in a lot of contexts, for example when you want to focus on the past moment when that was said.
- 02 i 02 br 05 0 010id 1
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0 Hi, 02 br
00 it depends. "Must" is ok if the fact that they have to follow the rules is still relevant now. - 01 i 00 He told us we must follow the rules, so we'd better obey him. 02 i 02 br
00 "Had to" is ok in a lot of contexts, for example when you want to focus on the past moment when that was said. - 01 i 00 He told us we had to obey, but we decided
00 it depends. "Must" is ok if the fact that they have to follow the rules is still relevant now. - 01 i 00 He told us we must follow the rules, so we'd better obey him. 02 i 02 br
00 "Had to" is ok in a lot of contexts, for example when you want to focus on the past moment when that was said. - 01 i 00 He told us we had to obey, but we decided
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