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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Reported Speech

She said "We have nothing in common"
1) She said we had nothing in common.
2) She said we have nothing in common.
Is either correct for something that only just happened or continues to be true?
  

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When converting to reported speech as an exercise, you should not omit 'that': 1 ) She said that we had nothing in common. 2) She said that we have nothing in common . Anonymous Is either correct for something that only just happened or continues to be true?

— Mister Micawber

  • When converting to reported speech as an exercise, you should not omit 'that': 1 ) She said that we had nothing in common.
  • 2) She said that we have nothing in common .
  • Anonymous Is either correct for something that only just happened or continues to be true?
  • Only in real life; for a 'reported speech' exercise, regress the verb (#1).
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When converting to reported speech as an exercise, you should not omit 'that':

1) She said that we had nothing in common.
2) She said that we have nothing in common.
AnonymousIs either correct for something that only just happened or continues to be true?
Only in real life; for a 'reported speech' exercise, regress the ve
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