1.I knew all human beings breathed. 2.I knew all human beings breath e . 3.I thought all human beings breathed. 4.I thought all human beings breath e . Of the four, I think no. 4 is not OK. I think the word "thought" is almost always

Hello anon, I'm not sure why you chose to stand on your soapbox about the declining state of English on a post that was almost two years old, but you are mistaken. Regarding dive:http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dive - usage

1 Is "black hole" a racially insensitive term? Apparently to some. From the City Hall Blog at the Dallas Morning A special meeting about Dallas County traffic tickets turned tense and bizarre this afternoon. County commissioners were

I think Nona's example about talking about your mother when she was a child and still referring to her as your mother is a good analogy. First,. let me say that I agree usage-wise Nona and you. I also think that the mother-example is a good

Hello, I'm sorry I have more than one question today, and I will post them all here because I'm supposed to hand this part in on Sunday. Help me explain what's in red please: A) The implications 1 for parents and educational policy makers

Anonymous wrote: Goodman wrote: New2grammar wrote: Thanks, Yoong Liat! This is interesting. Does it mean if a guy walks up to me and sees the passenger next to me covered in blood and asks "What happened?", I should say "He was shot"

Goodman wrote: New2grammar wrote: Thanks, Yoong Liat! This is interesting. Does it mean if a guy walks up to me and sees the passenger next to me covered in blood and asks "What happened?", I should say "He was shot" instead of "He has been

New2grammar wrote: Thanks, Yoong Liat! This is interesting. Does it mean if a guy walks up to me and sees the passenger next to me covered in blood and asks "What happened?", I should say "He was shot" instead of "He has been shot"?

You make of confusion, which is made by many, of linking the mood used (subjunctive or indicative) to the form of the verb, not to the meaning of the sentence. As your sentence indicates unreality , it is in the subjunctive mood (informal

Since the past tense doesn't imply anything about now, would you find those past tenses I used ok? Of course! You can tell us whatever you want. You can tell us about something in the past or you can tell us about something in the present, or