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Cogar Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

use of "also"

0Hello all,02br
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00I have a few questions about / on (00which is better?00) the sentence below.02br
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001. Should we say "is" or "was" his wife, assuming they are still alive and married now, even though we are describing a past event.02br
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002. Is the "also" necessary?02br
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01font00 He answered a question from Andrea Mitchell, who 00is00 his wife and who 00also00 conducted the on-stage interview at the convention.02font02br
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00Thank you.0-
  

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02br 001. Using 'was' would change the meaning to either "ex-wife" or "wife who has died in the meantime". 05002br 002.

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  • Using 'was' would change the meaning to either "ex-wife" or "wife who has died in the meantime".
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001. Using 'was' would change the meaning to either "ex-wife" or "wife who has died in the meantime". 05002br
002. Yes, I would use 'also'.010id5
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