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RachitChhabra Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Which one is correct ?

He said that his sister is dead.
He said that his sister was dead.
Which one is correct and why ?
  

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RachitChhabra He said that his sister was dead. This is the better one because it matches the tenses: said, was . The other one is not wrong, but it's not what most people would say.

  • RachitChhabra He said that his sister was dead.
  • This is the better one because it matches the tenses: said, was .
  • The other one is not wrong, but it's not what most people would say.
  • CJ
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RachitChhabraHe said that his sister was dead.
This is the better one because it matches the tenses: said, was.

The other one is not wrong, but it's not what most people would say.

CJ

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