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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Sentence grammar
Question asked during the present.
I was wondering what your credit policy was?
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I was wondering what your credit policy is?
I was wondering what your credit policy was?
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I was wondering what your credit policy is?
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" But common sense (and probably most native speakers) would use IS. ). If you used WAS, that could refer to a policy that they USED TO have.
- " But common sense (and probably most native speakers) would use IS.
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- If you used WAS, that could refer to a policy that they USED TO have.
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You wrote "was wondering," so perhaps the "rule" calls for saying "policy was." But common sense (and probably most native speakers) would use IS. You want to know their current policy (right?). If you used WAS, that could refer to a policy that they USED TO have.
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Hi,
Both sound fine to me, although I think 'is' is more common.
But if someone walks into a store and says to the salesclerk, "I was wondering what your credit policy was", the salesclerk is not going to think 'Oh, she is asking about last year's policy'.
Best wishes, Clives
Both sound fine to me, although I think 'is' is more common.
But if someone walks into a store and says to the salesclerk, "I was wondering what your credit policy was", the salesclerk is not going to think 'Oh, she is asking about last year's policy'.
Best wishes, Clives
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