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Moon7296 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Verb use in this sentence
Paciello hasn't discovered God behind bars like so many prisoners before him, says a source inside the jail.
I don't know if 'says' in the sentence is correct. Or is it just a mistake?
I don't know if 'says' in the sentence is correct. Or is it just a mistake?
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It is fine. It is journalistic English, the narrative present.
- It is fine.
- It is journalistic English, the narrative present.
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It is fine. It is journalistic English, the narrative present.
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Ah... this is really something I didn't know.
Then, doesn't this usage usually come with quatation marks? e.g,. "Juliet, I love you", says Romeo.
Then, doesn't this usage usually come with quatation marks? e.g,. "Juliet, I love you", says Romeo.
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Quotation marks are only used if it's a verbatim repetition of someone else's words. When paraphrasing, people use the construction in the original sentence.
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