pructus  +  691618 Fri, 27 Mar 09 02:18 PM StartFragment> StartFragment> To what extent were the public figures represented in the Sijo tradition in some literal sense composed? ** If we understand the sentence as, "To what extent were the public figures represented in the Sijo tradition, in some literal sense, composed?", then is this a correct sentence? I assume that the correct sentence should be as, "To what extent did the public figures represented in the Sijo tradition in some literal sense compose? pructus Joined on Mon, Aug 2 2004 Full Member 429 Sentences

	klnewman1  +  691634 Fri, 27 Mar 09 02:55 PM In the last sentence that you typed, "did" sounds good, but the word "compose" needs to be past tense with a "d." on it to make it sound correct.  :) klnewman1 Joined on Wed, Mar 25 2009 South Carolina United States New Member 10 Tenses, Past Tenses, Sentences

	pructus  +  691637 Fri, 27 Mar 09 03:11 PM Thanks a lot... "To what extent did the public figures represented in the Sijo tradition in some literal sense compose? But, in the case of "did compose", after "did", the root form, "compose" is not used? pructus