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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Sentence correction

Is the last part of my sentence correct, or should it be in the past?

To my sweet brother, who was always one step ahead to catch me even before I fall.

Thanks.
  

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To my sweet brother, who was always one step ahead to catch me even before I fell. To my sweet brother, who is always one step ahead to catch me even before I fall.

— Clive

  • To my sweet brother, who was always one step ahead to catch me even before I fell.
  • To my sweet brother, who is always one step ahead to catch me even before I fall.
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To my sweet brother, who was always one step ahead to catch me even before I fell.

To my sweet brother, who is always one step ahead to catch me even before I fall.
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Thanks. I thought something was missing.

What about the word 'catch', is it ok not to be in the past form with the use of 'was and fell'?

So how do I know which words to change, because I though I had to change 'catch' if I were to use 'fell'. Please enlighten me?
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. . . one step ahead to catch me . . .

Here, catch is in the base form, ie the infinitive form.
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So if it is in the base, it should not be attached to a particular verb or tense. Is that what your are implying? other examples would be: he came to see (not saw)

What do you mean by infinitive, I tried looking it up, but did not understand it?

Additionally, was and fell are the main subjects, and they are the ones to be changed, is there any other explanation to clarify the mat
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So if it is in the base, it should not be attached to a particular verb or tense. Is that what your are implying? other examples would be: he came to see (not saw) Yes, the uninflected form of the verb.

What do you mean by infinitive, I tried looking it up, but did not understand it? It's the same as what is often called t
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