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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
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I have got the following text and I wonder whether both tenses might be possible: (the words in brackets are giving the second version)
A journalist is reporting from a disaster area. "One of the buildings was badly hit by last night's storm. Only one person was injured. He was (is) one of a group of four who had spent (spent) the evening at a pub. On their way home they were walking under a tree ...
A journalist is reporting from a disaster area. "One of the buildings was badly hit by last night's storm. Only one person was injured. He was (is) one of a group of four who had spent (spent) the evening at a pub. On their way home they were walking under a tree ...
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It is about consistency here: A journalist is reporting from a disaster area. "One of the buildings has badly been hit by last night's storm. Only one person has been/is injured.
- It is about consistency here: A journalist is reporting from a disaster area.
- "One of the buildings has badly been hit by last night's storm.
- Only one person has been/is injured.
- He is one of the group of four who spent the evening at a pub.
- On their way home they were walking under a tree ...
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It is about consistency here:
A journalist is reporting from a disaster area. "One of the buildings has badly been hit by last night's storm. Only one person has been/is injured. He is one of the group of four who spent the evening at a pub. On their way home they were walking under a tree ...
A journalist is reporting from a disaster area. "One of the buildings has badly been hit by last night's storm. Only one person has been/is injured. He is one of the group of four who spent the evening at a pub. On their way home they were walking under a tree ...
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