In what tense do i approve of someone's statement if that's in reported speech?
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There is this sentence in a movie (I quote):
'I know there's a special place in hell for me.'
Then, I put it into reported speech form:
She said she knew(or knows? not sure of this either) there was a special place in hell for her.'
Now, how do I approve this?
'Damn right there is!'
or
'Damn right there was!'
Thank you dear natives for enlightening me in advance.
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There is this sentence in a movie (I quote):
'I know there's a special place in hell for me.'
Then, I put it into reported speech form:
She said she knew(or knows? not sure of this either) there was a special place in hell for her.'
Now, how do I approve this?
'Damn right there is!'
or
'Damn right there was!'
Thank you dear natives for enlightening me in advance.
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I'm not sure there is a right or wrong way of doing this. When reporting fictional events, such as the story of a book or film, you can either use the past tense as you have done (She said she knew...) or the present tense (She says she knows...). As you are using the past tense it seems logical to keep your comment in the past tense.
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
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"She said she knew there was a special place in hell for her." — "Damn right there is!" In the first sentence you have to make the tenses agree with whatever tense you're reporting them in. In the second sentence you don't, because you're not reporting it, you're just saying whatever it is you're saying.
– RegDwigнt♦
2 days ago
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There is this sentence in a movie (I quote):
'I know there's a special place in hell for me.'
Then, I put it into reported speech form:
She said she knew(or knows? not sure of this either) there was a special place in hell for her.'
Now, how do I approve this?
'Damn right there is!'
or
'Damn right there was!'
Thank you dear natives for enlightening me in advance.
indirect-speech
asked 2 days ago
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There is this sentence in a movie (I quote):
'I know there's a special place in hell for me.'
Then, I put it into reported speech form:
She said she knew(or knows? not sure of this either) there was a special place in hell for her.'
Now, how do I approve this?
'Damn right there is!'
or
'Damn right there was!'
Thank you dear natives for enlightening me in advance.
indirect-speech
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I'm not sure there is a right or wrong way of doing this. When reporting fictional events, such as the story of a book or film, you can either use the past tense as you have done (She said she knew...) or the present tense (She says she knows...). As you are using the past tense it seems logical to keep your comment in the past tense.
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
1
"She said she knew there was a special place in hell for her." — "Damn right there is!" In the first sentence you have to make the tenses agree with whatever tense you're reporting them in. In the second sentence you don't, because you're not reporting it, you're just saying whatever it is you're saying.
– RegDwigнt♦
2 days ago
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I'm not sure there is a right or wrong way of doing this. When reporting fictional events, such as the story of a book or film, you can either use the past tense as you have done (She said she knew...) or the present tense (She says she knows...). As you are using the past tense it seems logical to keep your comment in the past tense.
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
1
"She said she knew there was a special place in hell for her." — "Damn right there is!" In the first sentence you have to make the tenses agree with whatever tense you're reporting them in. In the second sentence you don't, because you're not reporting it, you're just saying whatever it is you're saying.
– RegDwigнt♦
2 days ago
I'm not sure there is a right or wrong way of doing this. When reporting fictional events, such as the story of a book or film, you can either use the past tense as you have done (She said she knew...) or the present tense (She says she knows...). As you are using the past tense it seems logical to keep your comment in the past tense.
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
I'm not sure there is a right or wrong way of doing this. When reporting fictional events, such as the story of a book or film, you can either use the past tense as you have done (She said she knew...) or the present tense (She says she knows...). As you are using the past tense it seems logical to keep your comment in the past tense.
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
1
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"She said she knew there was a special place in hell for her." — "Damn right there is!" In the first sentence you have to make the tenses agree with whatever tense you're reporting them in. In the second sentence you don't, because you're not reporting it, you're just saying whatever it is you're saying.
– RegDwigнt♦
2 days ago
"She said she knew there was a special place in hell for her." — "Damn right there is!" In the first sentence you have to make the tenses agree with whatever tense you're reporting them in. In the second sentence you don't, because you're not reporting it, you're just saying whatever it is you're saying.
– RegDwigнt♦
2 days ago
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I'm not sure there is a right or wrong way of doing this. When reporting fictional events, such as the story of a book or film, you can either use the past tense as you have done (She said she knew...) or the present tense (She says she knows...). As you are using the past tense it seems logical to keep your comment in the past tense.
– Kate Bunting
2 days ago
1
"She said she knew there was a special place in hell for her." — "Damn right there is!" In the first sentence you have to make the tenses agree with whatever tense you're reporting them in. In the second sentence you don't, because you're not reporting it, you're just saying whatever it is you're saying.
– RegDwigнt♦
2 days ago