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Tamguatlay Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Why is "is" wrong'?
The increase in prices for housing (is, was) attributed to the rising cost of materials used to build the houses.
The answer given by my son's teacher is "was". Why is "is" wrong?
Thanks.
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In this stand-alone sentence it could be either. There may have been more context in your son's exercise.
- In this stand-alone sentence it could be either.
- There may have been more context in your son's exercise.
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In this stand-alone sentence it could be either.
There may have been more context in your son's exercise.
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