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Seagull Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Which sounds natural
a. What is the language spoken in Belgium?
b. What is the language people speak in Belgium?
c. A man whose name I didn't know came to me.
d. A man whose name I don't know came to me.
Which of the above four sentences is natural to native speakers, and which is not?
b. What is the language people speak in Belgium?
c. A man whose name I didn't know came to me.
d. A man whose name I don't know came to me.
Which of the above four sentences is natural to native speakers, and which is not?
Top answer
T hey all seem natural. Note that C and D have different meanings. In C, you didn't know his name then, but maybe you know it now.
- T hey all seem natural.
- Note that C and D have different meanings.
- In C, you didn't know his name then, but maybe you know it now.
- Or maybe you don't.
- Clive
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They all seem natural.
Note that C and D have different meanings.
In C, you didn't know his name then, but maybe you know it now. Or maybe you don't.
Clive
Note that C and D have different meanings.
In C, you didn't know his name then, but maybe you know it now. Or maybe you don't.
Clive
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seagull. A man whose name I don't know came to me.For the intended meaning, D is the logical answer. If you used 'didn't', it then may suggest you know his name now.
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Practical EnglishFor the intended meaning, D is the logical answer.Seagull didn't tell us which meaning was intended.
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