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"As Puss has told them earlier, they all say the Marquis." How should I correct this sentence?
The sentence is OK, but the writer seems to be "mentioning" the phrase "the marquis" (rather than "using" it). I'd therefore put that phrase in quotation marks, as Kate ...
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Is there something wrong with using "said (that)" in this sentence?
Change the phrase spoke about how to described how and the problem becomes clearer:
He described how the roof leaked and that he wanted to fix it.
If you don't add the verb said, -- and said that ...
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