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Umaa.spk Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
A doubt in a Paragraph
I'm little confused with a sentence from Manhattan GMAT sentence correction 3rd edition book.
Page 132;
The band U2 WAS just one of many new groups on the rock music scene in the early 1980's, but less than ten years later, U2 HAD fully ECLIPSED its early rivals in the pantheon of popular music.
We use HAD for Past past events to clarify time frame. right?
Shouldn't this sentence be,
The band U2 HAD BEEN just one of many new groups on the rock music scene in the early 1980's, but less than ten years later, U2 fully ECLIPSED its early rivals in the pantheon of popular music.
What am I missing? Please help me.
Page 132;
The band U2 WAS just one of many new groups on the rock music scene in the early 1980's, but less than ten years later, U2 HAD fully ECLIPSED its early rivals in the pantheon of popular music.
We use HAD for Past past events to clarify time frame. right?
Shouldn't this sentence be,
The band U2 HAD BEEN just one of many new groups on the rock music scene in the early 1980's, but less than ten years later, U2 fully ECLIPSED its early rivals in the pantheon of popular music.
What am I missing? Please help me.
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Hi, I'm little confused with a sentence from Manhattan GMAT sentence correction 3rd edition book. Page 132; The band U2 WAS just one of many new groups on the rock music scene in the early 1980's, but less than ten years later, U2 HAD fully ECLIPSED its early rivals in the pantheon of popular music. We use HAD for Past past events to clarify time frame.
- Hi, I'm little confused with a sentence from Manhattan GMAT sentence correction 3rd edition book.
- Page 132; The band U2 WAS just one of many new groups on the rock music scene in the early 1980's, but less than ten years later, U2 HAD fully ECLIPSED its early rivals in the pantheon of popular music.
- We use HAD for Past past events to clarify time frame.
- right?
- Shouldn't this sentence be, The band U2 HAD BEEN just one of many new groups on the rock music scene in the early 1980's, but less than ten years later, U2 fully ECLIPSED its early rivals in the pantheon of popular music.
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Hi,
I'm little confused with a sentence from Manhattan GMAT sentence correction 3rd edition book.
Page 132;
The band U2 WAS just one of many new groups on the rock music scene in the early 1980's, but less than ten years later, U2 HAD fully ECLIPSED its early rivals in the pantheon of popular music.
We use HAD for Past past events to clarify ti
I'm little confused with a sentence from Manhattan GMAT sentence correction 3rd edition book.
Page 132;
The band U2 WAS just one of many new groups on the rock music scene in the early 1980's, but less than ten years later, U2 HAD fully ECLIPSED its early rivals in the pantheon of popular music.
We use HAD for Past past events to clarify ti
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Awesome Explanation. Thanks a lot. But I'm finding hard to memorize all these things 
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You might want to think of it this way:
Before the ten-year period was finished, U2 had fully eclipsed its early rivals.
The time of the 'eclipse' is being measured from the end of the 10 years.
CJ
Before the ten-year period was finished, U2 had fully eclipsed its early rivals.
The time of the 'eclipse' is being measured from the end of the 10 years.
CJ
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I still don't understand this usage. Can somebody please explain this further? Thanks!
"The band U2 had been just one shows that the writer wants to keep the focus of his paragraph on the later time.'
"The band U2 had been just one shows that the writer wants to keep the focus of his paragraph on the later time.'
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