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Inthemood Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
These in That Clause
0 The tense in 'that' clause should follow that of the verb in the main clause. (except when you talk the truth like " The Earth goes around the Sun. ) 02 br
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00 (A) I told you that I don't eat fish. 02 br
00 This (A) sentence is wrong? Should I say " I told you that I didn't eat fish." I see lots of unmatched verb tense even in news articles. 0-
00 Ok.. then, 02 br
00 (A) I told you that I don't eat fish. 02 br
00 This (A) sentence is wrong? Should I say " I told you that I didn't eat fish." I see lots of unmatched verb tense even in news articles. 0-
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0 (A) I told you that I don't eat fish. 02 br 00 That sentence is OK because it refers to something that is still valid. " 0-
- 0 (A) I told you that I don't eat fish.
- 02 br 00 That sentence is OK because it refers to something that is still valid.
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0 (A) I told you that I don't eat fish. 02 br
00 That sentence is OK because it refers to something that is still valid. In other words, the speaker is saying that he/she has already told you about a fact that is always true about the speaker, and that fact is: "I don't eat fish." 0-
00 That sentence is OK because it refers to something that is still valid. In other words, the speaker is saying that he/she has already told you about a fact that is always true about the speaker, and that fact is: "I don't eat fish." 0-
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