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Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie.



 
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Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie. #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:36 am   Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie.
 

"He said he didn't know her, which was a lie."
Is it correct?
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Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie. #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 10:58 am   Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie.
 

Yes that is OK, but perhaps,

"He said he didn't know her, but I knew that was a lie."

sounds a little better.
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Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie. #3 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:54 pm   Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie.
 

How about this? --

He was lying when he said he didn't know her.

(As a student of English, I think, it is always helpful to have more than one construct at your disposal. It helps a lot when you write an essay Smile)
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Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie. #4 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 15:08 pm   Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie.
 

Of course it is Gray.....I do agree with you. If anything, yours sound better than mine.
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Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie. #5 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 15:38 pm   Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie.
 

I think

"He was lying when he said that he didn't know her."

Is there no nead to use "that"
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Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie. #6 (permalink) Thu Mar 12, 2009 15:47 pm   Can I say that? - He said he didn't know her, which was a lie.
 

Bhushan3134 wrote:
I think

"He was lying when he said that he didn't know her."

Is there no nead to use "that"
Did you mean "need"? Mr. Green j/k Wink

And no, there's no need. But you can use if you want to. Wink
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