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Use English Future Tenses #1 (permalink) Sun May 13, 2007 11:43 am   Use English Future Tenses		  
I would like to know how to use the future within a past context, for example in this sentence:

He was sure of her success that is why he promised that he will marry her.

He was sure of her success that is why he promised that he would marry her.

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Use English Future Tenses #2 (permalink) Sun May 13, 2007 11:58 am   Use English Future Tenses		  
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Use it as you have in your second sentence, but punctuate it properly:

He was sure of her success; that is why he promised that he would marry her.
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Use English Future Tenses #3 (permalink) Tue May 15, 2007 18:38 pm   Use English Future Tenses		  
DEAR Mister Micawber

Thank you for your answer, but I have a problem with the use of "would" in a sentence apart from the conditional form.
I would like to know when we use it exactly.
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Use English Future Tenses #4 (permalink) Tue May 15, 2007 23:06 pm   Use English Future Tenses		  
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Here is a decent SUMMARY.
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Use English Future Tenses #5 (permalink) Wed May 16, 2007 20:07 pm   Use English Future Tenses		  
Mister Micawber wrote:
He was sure of her success; that is why he promised that he would marry her.
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Many thanks, MM

Could you please tell me if I could use a comma here or an em dash?

He was sure of her success, that is why he promised that he would marry her.

He was sure of her success-- that is why he promised that he would marry her.

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Use English Future Tenses #6 (permalink) Wed May 16, 2007 23:06 pm   Use English Future Tenses		  
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No comma; an m-dash is fine in informal writing.
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Use English Future Tenses #7 (permalink) Thu May 17, 2007 4:48 am   Use English Future Tenses		  
Mister Micawber wrote:
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No comma; an m-dash is fine in informal writing.
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I am simply grateful, MM! Could I ask one more question? Shocked

Is the following a complete sentence?
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That is why he promised that he would marry her.


If yes, then I understand that the use of a comma makes it a comma splice sentence; however, if not, then why is the comma wrong there?

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Use English Future Tenses #8 (permalink) Thu May 17, 2007 5:05 am   Use English Future Tenses		  
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Yes, your quote is a complete sentence.
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