Sequence of tenses
Hello everyone. I have a query about sequence of tenses. Could you please evaluate each of the four sentences below depending on whether or not it is natural? --
(A) I met a man whose brother is an illustrator.
(B) I met a man whose brother was an illustrator.
(C) Jennifer found a rug whose color she likes very much.
(D) Jennifer found a rug whose color she liked very much.
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All 4 are natural. (A) I met a man whose brother is an illustrator. He's an illustrator right now, at the time of speaking.
- All 4 are natural.
- (A) I met a man whose brother is an illustrator.
- He's an illustrator right now, at the time of speaking.
- ( B) I met a man whose brother was an illustrator.
- He may still be an illustrator, or he may not.
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All 4 are natural.
(A) I met a man whose brother is an illustrator. He's an illustrator right now, at the time of speaking.
(B) I met a man whose brother was an illustrator. He may still be an illustrator, or he may not. He may even be dead.
(C) Jennifer found a rug whose color she likes very much. She still likes it.
(D) Jenn
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