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The Graduate Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Why not "was"?

Hi there,

I am used to say "What I could not understand is ..." which seems to me grammatically correct .. I was thinking why not to say "What I could not understand was .." since the sentence is in the past tense and so is the sentence part after is?

Thnaks in advance ..
  

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" which seems to me grammatically correct .. " since the sentence is in the past tense and so is the sentence part after is? I wouldn't say What I could not understand is ...

— Clive

  • " which seems to me grammatically correct ..
  • " since the sentence is in the past tense and so is the sentence part after is?
  • I wouldn't say What I could not understand is ...
  • is wrong, but what I would say is this.
  • What I could not understand was .
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Hi,

I am used to say "What I could not understand is ..." which seems to me grammatically correct .. I was thinking why not to say "What I could not understand was .." since the sentence is in the past tense and so is the sentence part after is?

I wouldn't say What I could not understand is ... is wrong, but what
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Thnaks Clive .. but why it is not wrong to say What I could not understand is ... and sorry for bothering you with my too many questions
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Hi,

why it is not wrong to say What I could not understand is ...

I was thinking of a scenario where I couldn't understand something yesterday and I still can't understand it right now as I speak. And it may even be something like an 'eternal/scientific' fact.

eg What people in the 11th.century could not understand is t
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Thnaks Clive so much .. Emotion: smile
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