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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

tense

0Hi there02br
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00Do you think the following sentence contain verbs (underlined) with inconsistent tenses?02br
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00Nearly 90 per cent of respondents 01u00said02u00 this winter 01u00has been02u00 much warmer than five years ago.02br
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00thanks in advance.0-
  

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0I don't think there is necessarily a contradiction. 02br 02br 001. It's possible that the winter isn't over yet.

— Nef

  • 0I don't think there is necessarily a contradiction.
  • 02br 02br 001.
  • It's possible that the winter isn't over yet.
  • People could have been giving their opinions about the winter 01u 00to date02u 00 (until the time they were asked the question).
  • 02br 02br 002.
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0I don't think there is necessarily a contradiction. 02br
02br
001. It's possible that the winter isn't over yet. People could have been giving their opinions about the winter 01u00to date02u00 (until the time they were asked the question). If that's the case, 01i00has been02i00 is appropriate.02br
02br
002.
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