Cesium25 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Tense Agreement
I have always been puzzled by the grammatical rules about the tense agreement between the main clauses and the attributive or adverbial clauses. Please justify whether the following sentenses are correct, and if some of them were not correct, I would be grateful for your explaining appropriate reasons. Also, correct me if I used wrong grammar in this paragraph.
The plumber said to me that the cost for his fixing the pipe which is making that cracking sound now in the bathroom would be over $150.
I talked to the old man whose son lives in this house.
The Senator insisted that the president who has complete control over the company be responsible for the bankruptcy.
Although you are eligible to sign up for the class, you were not supposed to visit the office at that time.
As he is an expert in the field, it was no doubt that he could find a feasible answer for the problem.
Please do not try to rephrase or to suggest other grammatically correct sentences but to comment upon those.
Thanks in advance!
The plumber said to me that the cost for his fixing the pipe which is making that cracking sound now in the bathroom would be over $150.
I talked to the old man whose son lives in this house.
The Senator insisted that the president who has complete control over the company be responsible for the bankruptcy.
Although you are eligible to sign up for the class, you were not supposed to visit the office at that time.
As he is an expert in the field, it was no doubt that he could find a feasible answer for the problem.
Please do not try to rephrase or to suggest other grammatically correct sentences but to comment upon those.
Thanks in advance!
Top answer
Please do not try to rephrase or to suggest other grammatically correct sentences but to comment upon those. Please do not place limitations on how I render this free service. You are the suppliant, not I.
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Please do not try to rephrase or to suggest other grammatically correct sentences but to comment upon those.Please do not place limitations on how I render this free service. You are the suppliant, not I.
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Sorry for my carelessness. That last mark was because of my previously having got a disappointing answers from somewhere else similary to this:
Why don't you just say "I talked to the old man, and his son lives in this house." instead?
My intention was to know whether
1) those sentences were grammatically correct conveying the intented meanings,
2) if correct, they
Why don't you just say "I talked to the old man, and his son lives in this house." instead?
My intention was to know whether
1) those sentences were grammatically correct conveying the intented meanings,
2) if correct, they
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The plumber said to me that the cost for his fixing the pipe which is making that cracking sound now in the bathroom would be over $150.-- This one needs a major overhaul; it is too awkward.
I talked to the old man whose son lives in this house.-- OK
The Senator insisted that the president, who has complete control over the company, be responsible for
I talked to the old man whose son lives in this house.-- OK
The Senator insisted that the president, who has complete control over the company, be responsible for
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