are or were

[GUEST2008]

Hi

Have you ever had a dream but realized that you knew was just a dream even though you are still sleeping.

--- I think it should be "were" not "are"?

 

[emsr2d2]

Hi

Have you ever had a dream but realized that [STRIKE]you knew[/STRIKE] it was just a dream even though you are still sleeping.

--- I think it should be "were" not "are"?

I would use "were" in that example. Note my amendment above in red.

 

[GUEST2008]

Should I put a comma before "but"?

 

[Rover_KE]

No.

emsr2d2 would have put a comma in had it been necessary.

 

[GUEST2008]

But I understand that it's not necessary in this case? However sometimes (or maybe pretty often) we put a comma before "but" in English?

 

[Rover_KE]

We do sometimes. Click here to read earlier answers to this question.

I found these by typing Comma before 'but' in the Google Custom Search box at the top of the page.

Rover