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EverestCTS Posted 4 years ago
Grammar
Which one is correct?
I was shocked to know that I had been born in Japan.
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I was shocked to know that I was born in Japan.
Which one is correct?
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EverestCTS Which one is correct? You will hear both. I would have written "shocked to learn", though.
- EverestCTS Which one is correct?
- You will hear both.
- I would have written "shocked to learn", though.
- The first is backshifted, and the second is not.
- I would use the second because the first is a bit absurd.
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EverestCTSWhich one is correct?
You will hear both. I would have written "shocked to learn", though. The first is backshifted, and the second is not. I would use the second because the first is a bit absurd. Of course you had been born before you found out where, so the perfect hammers a point that goes without saying. It is better to avoid the perfect unle
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