Thursday March 1, 2012
By FADZILAH AMIN
From today, MOE is answering readers’ queries in a new format. We will not be responding to every individual but will instead explain aspects of the English language based on problems raised by readers. We start off with the matter of the tenses used in writing and reviewing fiction.
A READER who wishes to be known as Haris drew MOE’s attention to the following problem, which may be a common problem to students and new reviewers of fiction, i.e. novels and short stories. He wrote:
I find it rather confusing when it comes to writing a review of a novel. I have seen writers using the present tense and then suddenly shifting to the past tense.
Source: The Star
ooppss.....This column is good to learn and polish up your English.
A READER who wishes to be known as Haris drew MOE’s attention to the following problem, which may be a common problem to students and new reviewers of fiction, i.e. novels and short stories. He wrote:
I find it rather confusing when it comes to writing a review of a novel. I have seen writers using the present tense and then suddenly shifting to the past tense.
Source: The Star
ooppss.....This column is good to learn and polish up your English.
