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Supposing I were an observer in a press conference, and I heard a TV reporter ask the proclaimed winner: Mr. President, how will you deal with Cabinet secretaries who are non-performing?
If I would recount that to a friend, would the below sentence be correct? particularly the use of "are". If I use "were" instead of "are", would that also be correct? Thank you.
The TV reporter asked the President-elect how he would deal with Cabinet secretaries who are/were non-performing?
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red olive 901 If I would recount that to a friend, would the below sentence be correct? ] red olive 901 The TV reporter asked the President-elect how he would deal with Cabinet secretaries who were non-performing? You need 'were'.
- red olive 901 If I would recount that to a friend, would the below sentence be correct?
- ] red olive 901 The TV reporter asked the President-elect how he would deal with Cabinet secretaries who were non-performing?
- You need 'were'.
- The main clause has a verb in the past tense.
- This verb 'were' is in a subordinate clause under that main clause.
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red olive 901If Iwouldrecount that to a friend, would the below sentence be correct? [No 'would' in the if-clause, please.]
red olive 901The TV reporter asked the President-elect how he would deal with Cabinet secretaries who were non-pe
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