It's OK but a tad ambiguous. Try,
His older son said that he was not responsible for this week's laundry.
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#1 12-Jun-2006, 19:28this week.
His older son said that he was not responsible for the laundry this week.
Is this sentence ok? If not,why?
The sentence seems fine to me. I think the problem lie in "this week"
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#2 12-Jun-2006, 19:30Re: this week.
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#3 12-Jun-2006, 19:31Re: this week.
Here's the ambiguity:
(a) He said ... this week; i.e., he said it this week
(b) the laundry this week; i.e., this week's laundry
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#4 12-Jun-2006, 19:54Re: this week.
Thank you,
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#5 13-Jun-2006, 08:47Re: this week.
You're most welcome, Alanmo.
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