Is the mix of tenses in this sentence correct?
The Constitution was envisioned as a reaffirmation of the fundamentals which are commonly held and have been accepted by the people. "was", "have", "are", in the same sentence?
Solution 1:
Sure, this sentence uses the tenses correctly.
- "The Constitution" (noun) is something that was created in the past.
- The fundamentals are the details that are included in the Constitution and these fundamentals are held by people in the present.
- The reason people hold them now is because they have accepted them in their own past.