Rewrite She didn't come to school. Perhaps, she is ill. (might)

[abo.omar]

She didn't come to school. Perhaps, she is ill. (might)
The answer is :1-She didn't come to school. She might be ill.

Or

2-She didn't come to school. She might have been ill.

Which one is better 1 or 2 ?
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I think the sentence is wrong. He should have said,
1-' She didn't come to school. Perhaps, she was ill.
Or
1-' She isn't 't at school.Perhaps, she is ill.

 

[GoesStation]

The instructions say to rewrite the sentence. She might be ill is a way to say Perhaps she is ill.

 

[jutfrank]

Perhaps she is ill = She might be ill

Perhaps she was ill = She might have been ill

 

[abo.omar]

Do you mean this sentence is correct "She didn't come to school. Perhaps, she is ill."

 

[jutfrank]

Do you mean this sentence is correct "She didn't come to school. Perhaps, she is ill."

Yes, that's absolutely fine. The first sentence is a fact about the past, and the second is a speculation about the present based on the past fact.

 

[tedmc]

I think the second sentence can be in the present, past or present perfect tense. It does not have to follow the first.

 

[emsr2d2]

I think the second sentence can be in the present, past or present perfect tense. It does not have to follow the first.

Which post are you referring to?

 

[jutfrank]

I think the second sentence can be in the present, past or present perfect tense. It does not have to follow the first.

Logically, yes, but in this exercise the teacher wants the learner to transform Perhaps she is ill into She might be ill.