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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Will or would

Rakesh said, 'I will come to the party.'

The indirect statement is 'Rakesh Said that he would come to the party.' Or 'Rakesh said that he will come to the party.'? The context is that the party is happening tomorrow so we could still use will but can we also use would in the same context? Thank you.
  

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Anonymous The context is that the party is happening tomorrow so we could still use will but can we also use would in the same context? Yes, but for a class exercise, use 'would'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous The context is that the party is happening tomorrow so we could still use will but can we also use would in the same context?
  • Yes, but for a class exercise, use 'would'.
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AnonymousThe context is that the party is happening tomorrow so we could still use will but can we also use would in the same context?
Yes, but for a class exercise, use 'would'.
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AnonymousThe indirect statement is 'Rakesh said that he would come to the party.'
Correct.
AnonymousOr 'Rakesh said that he will come to the party.'?
No. Not in the standard schoolbook exercise for reported speech. Observe the proper sequence of tenses.
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CalifJim For this reason, you won't go wrong if you always use the proper sequence of tenses.
I disagree slightly on two points:

1. I wouldn't say that backshifting was the 'proper' sequence of tenses; it suggests that non-backshifting is not 'proper'.

2. You will rarely go wrong if you backshift. However, some teachers are cussed eno
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fivejedjonit suggests that non-backshifting is not 'proper'.
Well, it isn't! Emotion: smile

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