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Silak12 Posted 7 years ago
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Tense change?

Hi, everyone.

Why is he so sure that the runes were written by somone who belonged to scandinavia?

Is the above sentence correct?

Is a tense change like that acceptable?

  

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Why is he so sure that the runes were written by somone who belonged to scandinavia? Is the above sentence correct? Yes, except the name Scandinavia needs a capital letter.

  • Why is he so sure that the runes were written by somone who belonged to scandinavia?
  • Is the above sentence correct?
  • Yes, except the name Scandinavia needs a capital letter.
  • Is a tense change like that acceptable?
  • The tenses are fine.
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Why is he so sure that the runes were written by somone who belonged to scandinavia?

Is the above sentence correct? Yes, except the name Scandinavia needs a capital letter.

Is a tense change like that acceptable?

The tenses are fine. The sentence means that he is sure now about something that happened in the past.

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silak12somone who belonged to scandinavia?

People don't "belong" to a place. Maybe you mean a Scandinavian.

Why is he so sure that the runes were written by a Scandanavian?

He is sure now. The runes were written long ago. That justifies different tenses.

CJ

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