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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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they had vs had to

0 The firefighters said 01b00they had police escort02b00 them while putting out more than 100 fires overnight 02br
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00The firefighters said 01b00police had to escort02b00 them while putting out more than 100 fires overnight 02br
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00Which one is correct in this context? Are they different?02br
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02br 00Did the firefighters evaluate the situation and arrange for the police to escort them? (first)02br 02br 00Or did the police evaluate the situation and determine that they should escort the firefighters? (second)02br 00In the first, the firefighters took action.

— CalifJim

  • 02br 00Did the firefighters evaluate the situation and arrange for the police to escort them?
  • (first)02br 02br 00Or did the police evaluate the situation and determine that they should escort the firefighters?
  • (second)02br 00In the first, the firefighters took action.
  • 02br 00In the second, the only thing reported, literally, is that the police were in a certain state - the state in which they had a obligation to do something.
  • 02br 00CJ 0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Which one is correct in this context?12blockquote
10 The one that is correct is the one that tells the truth about what happened.02br
00Did the firefighters evaluate the situation and arrange for the police to escort them? (first)02br
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00Or did the police
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0Thank you, CJ. The answer couldn't be clearer than this. 0-
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