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Anonymous Posted 9 years ago
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The minister said

The aim is "to find a practical solution that recognises the unique economic, social and cultural context of the land border with Ireland, without creating any new obstacles to trade within the UK," Northern Ireland minister James Brokenshire said. (Reuters.)

Is Northern Ireland minister James Brokenshire said a main clause in the sentence above?

Did the minister say only the words cited in inverted commas or also The aim is?

  

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anonymous Is Northern Ireland minister James Brokenshire said a main clause in the sentence above? Yes. anonymous Did the minister say only the words cited in inverted commas Yes.

  • anonymous Is Northern Ireland minister James Brokenshire said a main clause in the sentence above?
  • Yes.
  • anonymous Did the minister say only the words cited in inverted commas Yes.
  • If he had said "the aim is" those words would have been included in the quotation marks.
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anonymousIs Northern Ireland minister James Brokenshire said a main clause in the sentence above?

Yes.

anonymousDid the minister say only the words cited in inverted commas

Yes. If he had said "the aim is" those words would have been included in the quotation marks.

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