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Tamguatlay Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Should I use 'that' or 'the'? And is the underlined word correct in the reported sentence?

John: I don't like this party. I want to go home now.

John said that he did not like that/the party and wanted to go home straightaway.

Should I use 'that' or 'the'? And is the underlined word correct in the reported sentence?

Thanks.
  

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I would write : John said that he did not like the party and wanted to go home straightaway . or John said that he did not like the party and wants to go home straightaway .

— MIG

  • I would write : John said that he did not like the party and wanted to go home straightaway .
  • or John said that he did not like the party and wants to go home straightaway .
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I would write :
John said that he did not like the party and wanted to go home straightaway.
or
John said that he did not like the party and wants to go home straightaway.
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tamguatlayShould I use 'that' or 'the'?
What would John say?
1) I don't like that party (the one I am not in). I am going home.
2) I don't like the party (where I am now). I am going home.
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