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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Which is natural?

Who cares if the jacket is ugly.

The only thing that is important is that she be/is warm.

All that is important is that she be/is warm.

The only important thing is that she be/is warm.

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Anonymous Who cares if the jacket is ugly ? The only thing that is important is that she be/is warm. As shown above.

  • Anonymous Who cares if the jacket is ugly ?
  • The only thing that is important is that she be/is warm.
  • As shown above.
  • "be" looks to the future time when she may be wearing the jacket.
  • "is" is sometimes used that way as well, but "is" looks to the present or past time when she is or was wearing the jacket.
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AnonymousWho cares if the jacket is ugly? The only thing that is important is that she be/is warm.
As shown above. "be" looks to the future time when she may be wearing the jacket. "is" is sometimes used that way as well, but "is" looks to the present or past time when she is or was wearing the jacket. So,

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