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Knightofsports Posted 13 years ago
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was/is
Speaking of a movie I saw recently:
The action was good but the movie takes itself too seriously. Or
The action is good but the movie takes itself too seriously.
Which one would an English teacher use?
The action was good but the movie takes itself too seriously. Or
The action is good but the movie takes itself too seriously.
Which one would an English teacher use?
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PreciousJones was/is Both are fine, but be consistent: The action is good, but the movie takes itself too seriously. The action was good, but the movie took itself too seriously.
- PreciousJones was/is Both are fine, but be consistent: The action is good, but the movie takes itself too seriously.
- The action was good, but the movie took itself too seriously.
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PreciousJoneswas/isBoth are fine, but be consistent:
The action is good, but the movie takes itself too seriously.
The action was good, but the movie took itself too seriously.
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KnightofsportsWhich one would an English teacher use?Probably either one, but my bet is on the second one (with a comma before 'but').
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