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Sundarnaz Posted 9 years ago
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Don't you think Salim deserves a pat on the back for his report? Why don't you tell him it was excellent work?
I have just saw the example for the idiom "pat on the back". I don't see the use of 'was' in the sentence. Shouldn't it be 'it is excellent work'?
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1. Salim finished the work. He did an excellent job. So we should tell him that what he did was excellent.
2. Salim made couscous and chicken for dinner. It tastes wonderful. We should tell him that this dinner is excellent.
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