Which one is more grammatically correct? [Help with Secondaries]
Context: Let's say I'm writing this on my essay about an interaction that I had with a female friend last month (past), which one of these is correct?
- After 2 hours, I asked her if she still wanted to eat the cake.
- After 2 hours, I asked her if she still wants to eat the cake.
Posted Aug 18, 2019, 6:16 AM UTC
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Why?
EDIT: This guy says it's the 2nd one. Is his reasoning correct?
No- it's wanted because it's an indirect quotation, and it was said in the past. It would be present tense if it were a quote, like "after 2 hours, I asked 'do you still want to eat the cake?'"
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