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LoveCZ Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Situational statement
I have tried my best to play the previous game. And someone asked why I played it so hard.
I say : I just wanted to win the game I played.
Someone asked me why did I do that.
I say : I just did what I think is right / I just did what I thought is right. (Both are actually correct but with different meaning,right?)
the first one implies I did what I still think is right.
the second one implies I did what I thought is right, but I do not think it is right anymore presently.
Thanks for clearing my mind.
I say : I just wanted to win the game I played.
Someone asked me why did I do that.
I say : I just did what I think is right / I just did what I thought is right. (Both are actually correct but with different meaning,right?)
the first one implies I did what I still think is right.
the second one implies I did what I thought is right, but I do not think it is right anymore presently.
Thanks for clearing my mind.
Top answer
Yes, but your 2nd sentence must read: I just did what I thought was right.
- Yes, but your 2nd sentence must read: I just did what I thought was right.
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Yes, but your 2nd sentence must read: I just did what I thought was right.
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Yes, but your 2nd sentence must read: I just did what I thought was right.
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I too have serious problems with backshifting when the fact in dispute is a "continuing" truth.
I accept that only "I did what I thought was right" is idiomatic, but I don't really understand the logic of it (if any there be.)
I made a wrong turn because I was thinking that Oak Street is / was south of Elm Street.
Why can't I use "is" in this senten
I accept that only "I did what I thought was right" is idiomatic, but I don't really understand the logic of it (if any there be.)
I made a wrong turn because I was thinking that Oak Street is / was south of Elm Street.
Why can't I use "is" in this senten
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You can, Avangi, because Oak Street still is south of Elm Street. In the previous poster's case, however, what s/he thought was right is no longer right-- it's wrong.
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You can, Avangi, because Oak Street still is south of Elm Street. In the previous poster's case, however, what s/he thought was right is no longer right-- it's wrong.
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I just did what I thought is right. ( It is still regarded as correct in present.)
I just did what I thought was right. ( Oppositely, not correct in present.)
I just did what I think is right. <--- This is probably a grammatically wrong answer,right?
By the way, I thought it was wrong to use another past tense directly after another one in a sentene... so I am wrong
I just did what I thought was right. ( Oppositely, not correct in present.)
I just did what I think is right. <--- This is probably a grammatically wrong answer,right?
By the way, I thought it was wrong to use another past tense directly after another one in a sentene... so I am wrong
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I just did what I thought is right. ( It is still regarded as correct in present.-- Right)
I just did what I thought was right. ( Oppositely, not correct in present-- Wrong. It could also still be right now, with regression of the verb.)
I just did what I think is right. <--- This is probably a grammatically wrong answer,right?- No, it's fine. The sp
I just did what I thought is right. ( It is still regarded as correct in present.-- Right)
I just did what I thought was right. ( Oppositely, not correct in present-- Wrong. It could also still be right now, with regression of the verb.)
I just did what I think is right. <--- This is probably a grammatically wrong answer,right?- No, it's fine. The sp
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