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0"I was informed [about two things:] 01font00that02font00 the taxicab...01font00and that02font00 I should reference..."0-

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01cite10Qut12cite10I was informed that the taxicab involved in refusing to serve my guide dog and me is number 98 and 11font10that12font10 I should reference this number when filing my human rights complaint to the BC Human Rights Commission. 12br
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1i00I 01u00was02u00 informed that the02i00 01i00taxicab involved in refusing to serve my guide dog and me 01b01font00is02font02b00 number 98...02i02br
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00Shouldn't the red verb be 01b00was02b00? According to sequence of tenses?0

0Hello, Ruslana! I guess it's "is" because the taxicab still has the same number now.0-

0Hello, Ruslana! I guess it's "is" because the taxicab still has the same number now.0-

0Hi, Pieanne!02br
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00Well, yes, I understand that it still has such a number. But sequence of tenses says that even if it is so, the verb should be 01b00was02b00 anyway if the main clause verb stands in a past tense. Do I not make something out?..0-

0Hi Ruslana,02br
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00'Was' is always correct in such cases. Howeber, 'is' is also correct in cases where the situation is still true today. Typically, these are things that were spoken of fairly recently. Consider -02br
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00A: My name is John02br
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00B: I'm sorry, what did you say?02br
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00C: He said his

0I see.02br
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00Thank you, Pieanne and Clive. 0-

0 Regarding sequence of tenses: Backshifting is always correct, but it is not required. There are many cases where the speaker feels that the meaning will be clearer if backshifting is not applied. There are, nevertheless, some verbs after which is quite unusual 01u00not02u00 to backshift, for example, 01i00knew02i00 and 01i00thought

0Thank you too, CJ. 05000 That information is really useful for me.010id1