Can or Could
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Can or Could
“It was great the way the book showed how food, family, art, and love can all be intertwined.”
I know that this sentence starts in the past tense with “was” and “showed,” and “could” may be the past tense of “can.” However, isn’t it possible to change the tense because there is a change in time frame from one action to another. Obviously, the book was read in the past, but if you wanted to show that the food, family, art, and love are still intertwined in the present and not the past, should “can” be used?
I found many examples where tenses where changed mid-sentence. A sentence like “ She didn’t know he has a son,” for instance, changes tenses and is acceptable isn't it?
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sometimes, could'' does not express well according to the situation.