The question assesses verb tense consistency in indirect speech, specifically when the main verb is in the past and the subordinate verb needs to shift to the past tense. The correct answers (0 and 1) show that "isn't" (present continuous) should change to "wasn't" (past continuous).
La pregunta evalúa la concordancia de tiempos verbales en el estilo indirecto, específicamente cuándo el verbo principal está en pasado y el verbo subordinado debe cambiar al pasado. La respuesta correcta (0 y 1) indica que el verbo "isn't" (presente continuo) debe cambiar a "wasn't" (pasado continuo).
| Question | The analyst said: “The situation isn’t getting better.”. |
|---|---|
| Title | 3335 |
| QType (0=kprim,1=mc,2=sc) | 2 |
| Q_1 | The analyst said that the situation isn’t getting better. |
| Q_2 | The analyst said that the situation wasn’t getting better. |
| Q_3 | The analyst said that the situation wouldn’t get better. |
| Answers | 0 1 0 |
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