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Question 36

Select all that apply: which reports correctly shift yesterday in Kojo's words, "I completed the mural yesterday", when repeated four days later?

  1. Kojo said he had completed the mural yesterday.
  2. Kojo said he had completed the mural the day before.Correct answer
  3. Kojo said he had completed the mural tomorrow.
  4. Kojo said he had completed the mural the previous day.Correct answer

Explanation

The day before and the previous day are both standard ways to preserve the original one-day-back reference. Yesterday would point to a different date in the later report, and tomorrow reverses the direction of time.

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