Is “Efforts were currently being made” grammatically correct
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"Efforts were currently being made to halt the practice."
Is that sentence grammatically correct? Shoudn't it be "Efforts are currently being made to halt the practice."?
Can were/was mean are/is in certain contexts?
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"Efforts were currently being made to halt the practice."
Is that sentence grammatically correct? Shoudn't it be "Efforts are currently being made to halt the practice."?
Can were/was mean are/is in certain contexts?
meaning grammaticality
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1. The sentence is grammatical. Grammatical language doesn't have to make sense. 2. The sentence does make sense: "were" establishes the context as a past event, so currently describes the period in which the efforts took place, which was current at that time. 3. Nope. Were/was means past and is/are means present.
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"Efforts were currently being made to halt the practice."
Is that sentence grammatically correct? Shoudn't it be "Efforts are currently being made to halt the practice."?
Can were/was mean are/is in certain contexts?
meaning grammaticality
asked 35 mins ago
Alex1751
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"Efforts were currently being made to halt the practice."
Is that sentence grammatically correct? Shoudn't it be "Efforts are currently being made to halt the practice."?
Can were/was mean are/is in certain contexts?
meaning grammaticality
meaning grammaticality
asked 35 mins ago
Alex1751
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asked 35 mins ago
Alex1751
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asked 35 mins ago
Alex1751
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asked 35 mins ago
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1. The sentence is grammatical. Grammatical language doesn't have to make sense. 2. The sentence does make sense: "were" establishes the context as a past event, so currently describes the period in which the efforts took place, which was current at that time. 3. Nope. Were/was means past and is/are means present.
– Robusto
26 mins ago
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1. The sentence is grammatical. Grammatical language doesn't have to make sense. 2. The sentence does make sense: "were" establishes the context as a past event, so currently describes the period in which the efforts took place, which was current at that time. 3. Nope. Were/was means past and is/are means present.
– Robusto
26 mins ago
1. The sentence is grammatical. Grammatical language doesn't have to make sense. 2. The sentence does make sense: "were" establishes the context as a past event, so currently describes the period in which the efforts took place, which was current at that time. 3. Nope. Were/was means past and is/are means present.
– Robusto
26 mins ago
1. The sentence is grammatical. Grammatical language doesn't have to make sense. 2. The sentence does make sense: "were" establishes the context as a past event, so currently describes the period in which the efforts took place, which was current at that time. 3. Nope. Were/was means past and is/are means present.
– Robusto
26 mins ago
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1. The sentence is grammatical. Grammatical language doesn't have to make sense. 2. The sentence does make sense: "were" establishes the context as a past event, so currently describes the period in which the efforts took place, which was current at that time. 3. Nope. Were/was means past and is/are means present.
– Robusto
26 mins ago