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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Which one is correct?

Please tell me which sentence is correct?

They claiming / stating that one piece has alredy been delivered to you as sample
  

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They claiming / stating that one piece has alredy been delivered to you as sample None is correct as written. This is not a correct present participle or absolute construction. Thus, "they claiming", or " they stating" is ungrammatical.

  • They claiming / stating that one piece has alredy been delivered to you as sample None is correct as written.
  • This is not a correct present participle or absolute construction.
  • Thus, "they claiming", or " they stating" is ungrammatical.
  • You may say:They claimed / stated that one sample has already been delivered to you.
  • They were claiming that a simple has been delivered to you.
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AnonymousPlease tell me which sentence is correct?They claiming / stating that one piece has alredy been delivered to you as sample
None is correct as written. This is not a correct present participle or absolute construction. Thus, "they claiming", or " they stating" is ungrammatical. You may say:They claimed / stated that one sample has already been delivere
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Hi,

Neither. Your tense is incorrect.
Say eg they claim / they state.

They claim - suggests that you, the speaker, think that what is said may not be corrrect.
eg Tom claimed he was innocent of

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