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Ethan85 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Verb sequence
Please tell which one below is correct:
1) "I thought it's going to be a nice event"
OR
2) "I thought it was going to be a nice event".
Similarly, which one below is correct:
3) "I wanted to see how we are doing".
OR
4) "I wanted to see how we were doing".
Also, is there any contraction rule for "it was"?
Your help will be much appreciated. Thanks!
1) "I thought it's going to be a nice event"
OR
2) "I thought it was going to be a nice event".
Similarly, which one below is correct:
3) "I wanted to see how we are doing".
OR
4) "I wanted to see how we were doing".
Also, is there any contraction rule for "it was"?
Your help will be much appreciated. Thanks!
Top answer
ethan85 is there any contraction rule for "it was"? Yes. The rule in modern English is that you may not contract "it was".
- ethan85 is there any contraction rule for "it was"?
- Yes.
- The rule in modern English is that you may not contract "it was".
- You always have to write it and say it as it was .
- A long time ago the contraction 'twas was used, so you may sometimes find it written that way in old books, but don't write it that way yourself.
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ethan85is there any contraction rule for "it was"?Yes. The rule in modern English is that you may not contract "it was". You always have to write it and say it as it was.
A long time ago the contraction 'twas was used, so you may sometimes find it written that way in old books, but don't write it that way yourself.
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