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Anonymous Posted 5 years ago
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Are the following four sentences all grammatically OK?
If so, are there any differences between them?
a) I think that Mary may have missed the bus.
b) I think that Mary might have missed the bus.
c) I thought that Mary may have missed the bus.
d) I thought that Mary might have missed the bus.
Thank you.
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You can go from present to past in moving from the main clause to the subordinate clause, but not the reverse, so only c) is wrong. CJ
- You can go from present to past in moving from the main clause to the subordinate clause, but not the reverse, so only c) is wrong.
- CJ
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You can go from present to past in moving from the main clause to the subordinate clause, but not the reverse, so only c) is wrong.
CJ
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