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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Tense agreement.
Dear, teachers.
I found out the following sentences.
"I told him you are going to nashvill."
Does this sentence have different meaning from " I told him you were going to nashvill."?
Why doesn't the original sentence observe the rule of tense-agreement?
thank you in advance.
I found out the following sentences.
"I told him you are going to nashvill."
Does this sentence have different meaning from " I told him you were going to nashvill."?
Why doesn't the original sentence observe the rule of tense-agreement?
thank you in advance.
Top answer
If the writer cannot spell 'Nashville' correctly, then I could hardly expect him to consider verb tense agreement. Presumably the 2 sentences have the same intent. e.
- If the writer cannot spell 'Nashville' correctly, then I could hardly expect him to consider verb tense agreement.
- Presumably the 2 sentences have the same intent.
- e.
- if he is still planning to go to Nashville now).
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If the writer cannot spell 'Nashville' correctly, then I could hardly expect him to consider verb tense agreement.
Presumably the 2 sentences have the same intent. The verb of the dependent clause usually regresses with the main verb, but needn't if the condition still obtains (i.e. if he is still planning to go to Nashville now).
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If the writer cannot spell 'Nashville' correctly, then I could hardly expect him to consider verb tense agreement.
Presumably the 2 sentences have the same intent. The verb of the dependent clause usually regresses with the main verb, but needn't if the condition still obtains (i.e. if he is still planning to go to Nashville now).
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