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Grammar
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Today it was clear sky, but the weatherman said there was supposed to snow tomorrow.
Today it was clear sky, but the weatherman said, 'There is supposed to snow tomorrow.' Did I use 'was suppose and is supposed' correctly? Thank you This message has been edited. Last edited by: welkins2139, |
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You didn't use either correctly, I'm afraid.
Today the weather was clear, but the weatherman said it is/was supposed to snow tomorrow. In reported speech which focuses on a future event, there's a choice in conversational English as I've noted above. Both are possible in a conversational context. In a more formal usage, was is the way to go. Richard |
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Thank you very much, Richard,
Should I change 'tomorrow' to 'next day'? I like to change the senteces to direct speech. Today the weather is clear, but the weatherman says, " It will snow tomorrow." Is this correct? Thank you This message has been edited. Last edited by: welkins2139, |
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If tomorrow is still really tomorrow, don't change it. If tomorrow represents the next day, but that whole scenario is in the past, then you really need to change it.
Your direct speech quotation is fine. Richard |
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Thank you very much, Richard
How about the indirect speech below. Yesterday the weather was clear, but the weatherman had said it would snow the next day. |
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My question to you is: Did the weatherman make this forecast before the weather was clear? That's what your grammar tells us.
It would be better to say something like: Yesterday the weather was clear, but the weatherman said it would/was going to snow today. OR A few days ago, the weather was clear, but the weatherman said it would/was going to snow the next day. Richard |
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Past tense 'said' is better. Thank you very much, Richard |
