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Omar Ahmed Posted 5 years ago
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A puzzling question
My sister.......... all the chocolate before my parents came home.
a) has eaten b) had eaten c) ate d) was eaten
I think 'b' & 'c' are OK. Is 'a' correct, too?
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Omar Ahmed I think 'b' & 'c' are OK. So do I, but absent context, I would pick "c" on a test. Omar Ahmed Is 'a' correct, too?
- Omar Ahmed I think 'b' & 'c' are OK.
- So do I, but absent context, I would pick "c" on a test.
- Omar Ahmed Is 'a' correct, too?
- No.
- There is a temporal clash.
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Omar AhmedI think 'b' & 'c' are OK.
So do I, but absent context, I would pick "c" on a test.
Omar AhmedIs 'a' correct, too?
No. There is a temporal clash.
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Omar AhmedI think 'b' & 'c' are OK.
You are right.
Omar AhmedIs 'a' correct, too?
No.
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