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Omar Ahmed Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
A puzzling question
She became famous after she ...... on the TV programme.
a) appeared b) had appeared
I go for (a) . I studied the following rule : To emphasise that the second event is the result of the first, we prefer the past simple for both:. Does this preference necessarily mean that using the past perfect after 'as soon as, after, when' is wrong?
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Omar Ahmed I go for (a). Good choice. Omar Ahmed To emphasise that the second event is the result of the first, we prefer the past simple for both.
- Omar Ahmed I go for (a).
- Good choice.
- Omar Ahmed To emphasise that the second event is the result of the first, we prefer the past simple for both.
- That seems reasonable.
- Omar Ahmed Does this preference necessarily mean that using the past perfect after 'as soon as, after, when' is wrong?
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Omar AhmedI go for (a).
Good choice.
Omar AhmedTo emphasise that the second event is the result of the first, we prefer the past simple for both.
That seems reasonable.
Omar AhmedDoes this preference necessarily mean that using the past perfect after 'as soon as, after, when' is wrong?
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