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- 11-Aug-2011, 07:23 #1
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claim/maintain/assert Are these sentences correct:
1-He claimed: "I am innocent."
(He claimed that he was innocent.)
2-He maintained: "I am innocent."
(He maintained that he was innocent.)
3-He asserted: "I am innocent."
(He asserted that he was innocent.)
- 11-Aug-2011, 07:47 #2
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Teacher Re: claim/maintain/assert They are correct, though I assume you know that they don't mean the same thing.
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