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Loviii Posted 4 years ago
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Bob

Greetings!

All examples are mine.

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(1a) Bob didn’t know how to ski so his friends taught him.

(1b) Bob hadn’t known how to ski so his friends taught him.

Are (1a) & (1b) both correct?

What's the difference between (1a) & (1b)?

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Does anything change (in terms of the difference between "didn't know" and "hadn't known") if we replace "so" with "but"?:

(2a) Bob didn’t know how to ski but his friends taught him.

(2b) Bob hadn’t known how to ski but his friends taught him.

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Thanks!

  

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loviii (1a) Bob didn’t know how to ski so his friends taught him . (1b) Bob hadn’t known how to ski so his friends taught him . Are (1a) & (1b) both correct?

— CalifJim

  • loviii (1a) Bob didn’t know how to ski so his friends taught him .
  • (1b) Bob hadn’t known how to ski so his friends taught him .
  • Are (1a) & (1b) both correct?
  • Yes.
  • loviii What's the difference between (1a) & (1b)?
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loviii

(1a) Bob didn’t know how to ski so his friends taught him.

(1b) Bob hadn’t known how to ski so his friends taught him.

Are (1a) & (1b) both correct?

Yes.

loviiiWhat's the difference between (1a) & (1b)?

Nobody says 1b.

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