Oceanlike
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I'm confused by the causative verb 'insisted'.
In some grammar exercises I have done, the verb that follows a causative verb must be base.
- Example: She insisted he take his medicine.
While practising writing a narrative, I wanted to say either of these:
(A) He insisted that the fault of the accident do/did not lie with him. (I think the correct tense should be 'did' since it's a past tense sentence. In this case, what about the causative verb rule as set out in the above example)
(B) He insisted the accident is/was not his fault. (I think 'was' is correct but same confusion as (A); what about the causative verb rule?)
I'm not understanding something, but I don't know what.
Thank you for teaching me.
In some grammar exercises I have done, the verb that follows a causative verb must be base.
- Example: She insisted he take his medicine.
While practising writing a narrative, I wanted to say either of these:
(A) He insisted that the fault of the accident do/did not lie with him. (I think the correct tense should be 'did' since it's a past tense sentence. In this case, what about the causative verb rule as set out in the above example)
(B) He insisted the accident is/was not his fault. (I think 'was' is correct but same confusion as (A); what about the causative verb rule?)
I'm not understanding something, but I don't know what.
Thank you for teaching me.