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Michaelloklok Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct?

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00He told me that there IS a city called New York.02br
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00OR02br
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00He told me that there WAS a city called New York.02br
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002.02br
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00He told me that the Earth is rotating.02br
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00OR02br
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00He told me that the Earth was rotating.02br
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00She thinks that she is pretty.02br
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00OR02br
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00She thinks she is pretty.02br
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00(Is it always necessary to put "that" in sentences like this?)02br
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00Thank you!0-
  

Top answer

1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 00Both are OK. Present tense is OK as long as the fact is true, or believed to be true, today, and the 'telling' was fairly recent. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 1font 00Hi,02font 02br 02br 00Both are OK.
  • Present tense is OK as long as the fact is true, or believed to be true, today, and the 'telling' was fairly recent.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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1font00Hi,02font02br
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00Both are OK. Present tense is OK as long as the fact is true, or believed to be true, today, and the 'telling' was fairly recent. 02br
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01font001.02font01font00He told me that there IS a city called New York.02font
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0I can find it myself.02br
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00OR02br
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00I can find it by myself.02br
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00Which one is correct?0-
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0 Both are fine. 0-
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0should we say you should have slept before and then do your work ???????02br
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00or 02br
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00u should have slept before and then did your work ?????0-
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0Hi,02br
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00should we say you should have slept before and then do your work ???????02br
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01font00or 02font02br
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01font00u should have slept before and then did your work ?????02font02br
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00Neither. 02br
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