A puzzling question
During his stay in England, he had picked up an English accent.
What does the underlined word 'during' mean here?
a) in
b) from the beginning to the end of a period of time (the period he stayed in England)
c) at one point in a period of time, or through the whole of a period of time
I go for 'b'. Is the use of the past perfect tense in this context 'he had picked up an English accent' correct? Why?
Top answer
As a teacher, I can say that this is a very poor quality item. To begin with, the sentence has misused the past perfect. It is not logical the way it is used.
- As a teacher, I can say that this is a very poor quality item.
- To begin with, the sentence has misused the past perfect.
- It is not logical the way it is used.
- " It is not possible to know what the speaker had in mind with this comment.
- We know that a person does not pick up an accent in a day or a few days, so using logic, it wouldn't be c.
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As a teacher, I can say that this is a very poor quality item. To begin with, the sentence has misused the past perfect. It is not logical the way it is used. It should be "During his stay in England, he picked up an English accent."
It is not possible to know what the speaker had in mind with this comment. We know that a person does not pick up an accent in a day or a few days, so using
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