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Rotter Posted 21 years ago
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Shane Warne is going to quit
Shane Warne insisted he had not had any thoughts about quitting international cricket after bowing out of Test match action in England as a member of the losing side for the first time. Although Warne, who turned 36 today, dropped Man-of-the-Match Kevin Pietersen when he was on 15 and then saw his Hampshire team-mate score 158, no Australian had done more than him to retain the Ashes.
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I am not sure whether the very first sentence is grammatically correct.
Would you agree with the very first sentence of the above?
The following two sentences would fit into this context.
1. Shane Warne insists he doesn't have any thoughts about quitiing international cricket ........
2. Shane Warne insisted he didn't have any thoughts about quitiing international cricket ........
http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/engvaus/content/story/219052.html
I am not sure whether the very first sentence is grammatically correct.
Would you agree with the very first sentence of the above?
The following two sentences would fit into this context.
1. Shane Warne insists he doesn't have any thoughts about quitiing international cricket ........
2. Shane Warne insisted he didn't have any thoughts about quitiing international cricket ........
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It seems OK to me. Would you agree with the very first sentence of the above? I have no reason to disagree, since I don't know what goes on inside Shane's head.
- It seems OK to me.
- Would you agree with the very first sentence of the above?
- I have no reason to disagree, since I don't know what goes on inside Shane's head.
- The following two sentences would fit into this context.
- 1.
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Hi,
I am not sure whether the very first sentence is grammatically correct.It seems OK to me.
Would you agree with the very first sentence of the above? I have no reason to disagree, since I don't know what goes on inside Shane's head.
The following two sentences would fit into this context.
1. Shane Warne ins
I am not sure whether the very first sentence is grammatically correct.It seems OK to me.
Would you agree with the very first sentence of the above? I have no reason to disagree, since I don't know what goes on inside Shane's head.
The following two sentences would fit into this context.
1. Shane Warne ins
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It's cumbersome, rather than ungrammatical:
1. "Shane Warne insisted he had not had any thoughts about quitting international cricket /// after bowing out of Test match action in England /// as a member of the losing side for the first time."
Ambiguous, too:
1a. Between "bowing out of Test match action" and the time of the interview, he had no thoughts about quitting int
1. "Shane Warne insisted he had not had any thoughts about quitting international cricket /// after bowing out of Test match action in England /// as a member of the losing side for the first time."
Ambiguous, too:
1a. Between "bowing out of Test match action" and the time of the interview, he had no thoughts about quitting int
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