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Message   Alexander Koryagin    mark lewis   Women don't like rain   June 9, 2019
 5:40 PM *  

Hi, Mark Lewis!
I read your message from 07.06.2019 16:39


 AK>> My mother answered her that the doctor would not know if  she  was
 AK>> turning blue with that stuff on.

 ML> or ordered slightly differently...

 ML> My mother answered her that with that stuff on,  the  doctor  would
 ML> not know if she was turning blue.

 ML> i make this distinction because of the question is she turning blue
 ML> /because/ of the stuff or is the stuff simply hiding  the  possible
 ML> blueness...

Well, in this case we should change the sentence the original sentence, too.

PS: As for the direct speech, Ardith's mother could use the subjunctive mood.
In that case everything is correct:

'She answered, "How would the doctor know if you were turning  blue with that
stuff on?"'

Bye, Mark!
Alexander Koryagin
english_tutor 2019

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