I was really glad to help, Icadia. Ask again should you have any further questions on grammar and related areas. Respectfully, Gleb Chebrikoff

Thanks for your nice answer. You helped me.

Icadia, I understood the focus of your question; therefore, I mentioned that 'if the indirect speech itself contains a subordinate clause (introduced by until... in your case), then the verb of that subordinate clause may be in the present

Thanks!! I appreciate your replies. Yes. you are right. I think the legislation about driving is still effective, so the tenses don't need to be changed, which means his comment is still relevant. I posted a contradictory question. If his

Greetings, Icadia, Direct speech: It's against the law in our state for her to drive until she has been seizure-free for six months. Indirect speech: 1. The provisions of the legislation have probably not changed by the time of reporting

This is the correct sentence: John said that it is /was against the law in our state for her to drive until she has been * seizure-free for six months. *It will always be "has been", because it is a present-perfect-progressive. John

A weeks ago. John made a comment below. John's comment: "it's against the law in our state for her to drive until she has been seizure-free for six months." Now. I am reporting what he said, Let's consider his comment

1 Could you tell me who the best driver in the city is? 2 Who do you think the best person to ask about cars is? Isn't it exactly like sentence 4) ? No. Not exactly. The structures are different. who is in an indirect question in 1. who is in

What is the general rule for this kind of phrasing? Invert subject and verb for direct questions. ( Where is the knife ? ) Do not invert for indirect questions. ( I have no idea where the knife is . ) In which room was the thing I was supposed to

when i I need to say "she" i I say "he" having slip of tongue, do es this ever happen to even to native speakers?? No. Very rarely, if ever. instead "tell me when he is leaving" i I may say "tell me when is he