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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Sequence of tenses
Hi, i am not confident in these sentences:
1) we knew that new investment (adds, would add, has added) capacity to the supply of goods and services. (my variant - has added)
2) the president of the company said that they ( give up, has given up, had given up) the production of automobiles to produce agricultural machinery.( my variant- had given up)
3) mr.smith noted that his company ( makes, will make, would make) the best use of its resources. ( my variant - would make)
Thank you!
1) we knew that new investment (adds, would add, has added) capacity to the supply of goods and services. (my variant - has added)
2) the president of the company said that they ( give up, has given up, had given up) the production of automobiles to produce agricultural machinery.( my variant- had given up)
3) mr.smith noted that his company ( makes, will make, would make) the best use of its resources. ( my variant - would make)
Thank you!
Top answer
You have more trouble trying to remember to capitalize the first word of each sentence than you do with the tenses. 1) W e knew that new investment (adds, would add, has added) capacity to the supply of goods and services. ) 2) T he president of the company said that they ( give up, has have given up, had given up) the production of automobiles to produce agricultural machinery.
- You have more trouble trying to remember to capitalize the first word of each sentence than you do with the tenses.
- 1) W e knew that new investment (adds, would add, has added) capacity to the supply of goods and services.
- ) 2) T he president of the company said that they ( give up, has have given up, had given up) the production of automobiles to produce agricultural machinery.
- (All OK as corrected.
- ) 3) M r.
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You have more trouble trying to remember to capitalize the first word of each sentence than you do with the tenses. 
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