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[hela]

Dear teachers,

I found this sentence by Agatha Christie which was unfortunately incomplete. Sould the verb be WAS or IS? And should we add a comma after "married"?

"Alix has just found some newspaper cuttings in a drawer, proving that Gerald, the man she recently married s actually Charles Le Maitre, a woman-killer wanted by the police."

= "recently married, was / is actually Charles..." ? Should we have WAS with HAD just FOUND, and IS with HAS just FOUND?

Would it be possible to find the original text on the net?

Best wishes,

Hela

[myprofe]

Alix has discovered that Gerald is wanted by the police.

Alix had discovered that Gerald was wanted by the police.
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[Lorikeet]

I don't think the original text is on the net. You might try posting the name of the novel and the page number in your version, and perhaps someone who has the book can check.

[hela]

Thank you for your replies. Unfortunately I haven't got the book but the short story is "Philomel Cottage" from "The Listerdale Mystery".

See you

[pugachevV]

I agree with myprofe - it is is.