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单词 backshift
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Definition of backshift in English:

backshift

nounˈbakʃɪftˈbækʃɪft
mass nounGrammar

  • The changing of a present tense in direct speech to a past tense in reported speech (or a past tense to pluperfect).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • We now have fine tuned our secondary set-up and have a solid backshift in all conditions.
    • If the sentence starts in the past, there is often backshift of tenses in Reported speech.
    • None of these items refer to eternal truths, and still the writers do not use backshift.
 
 

Definition of backshift in US English:

backshift

nounˈbakSHiftˈbækʃɪft
Grammar

  • The changing of a present tense in direct speech to a past tense in reported speech (or a past tense to pluperfect).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • None of these items refer to eternal truths, and still the writers do not use backshift.
    • If the sentence starts in the past, there is often backshift of tenses in Reported speech.
    • We now have fine tuned our secondary set-up and have a solid backshift in all conditions.
 
 
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