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Which 1 is correct

by vivek.kapoor83 » Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:52 am
Hi,
Which 1 is correct and why ...
Q1
a. He thought that Mary was taking the exam
b. He thought that Mary would take the exam


Here we are using Subjunective case, so, b isn't correct ?




Q2

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• Either I like the job or I don't.
• Either I like the job or not.

Which 1 is correct
Pls explain ur ans
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by niraj_a » Sat Nov 29, 2008 6:07 am
1) it depends on the intended meaning of the sentence, both look to be grammatically correct.

2) the first one is correct as it maintains the parallelism needed in the either....or idiom.
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Sun Nov 30, 2008 4:16 am
ANY COMMENTS ?
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by vivek.kapoor83 » Sun Nov 30, 2008 9:58 am
anybody who can xplain ?
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by scoobydooby » Sun Nov 30, 2008 10:32 am
Q1: doesnt look like subjunctive. subjunctive is used in the context of an order, suggestion, demand, request, wish etc or a hypothetical situation

Q2: 1 is correct. agree with niraj
Either I like the job or I don't (like the job). (replace the missing part to see if makes sense).
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