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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Before and past tenses
They appeared in court. They were sent to prison. (before)
is this correct? Before they appeared in court they were sent to prison.
or: They had appeared in court before they were sent to prison.
is this correct? Before they appeared in court they were sent to prison.
or: They had appeared in court before they were sent to prison.
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' Common sense and the use of 'before' make the sequence of past events clear and the use of past perfect unnecessary.
- ' Common sense and the use of 'before' make the sequence of past events clear and the use of past perfect unnecessary.
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This is correct: 'They appeared in court before they were sent to prison.'
Common sense and the use of 'before' make the sequence of past events clear and the use of past perfect unnecessary.
Common sense and the use of 'before' make the sequence of past events clear and the use of past perfect unnecessary.
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