Cap its charge at $3 for whoever returned the book.
Since staff aren't sure who returned the book, how can they charge $3 for whoever returned the book?
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The copy of Dropped from the Clouds was due Jan. 5, 1967. Library director Deb Messling http://www.nj.com/warren/index.ssf/2017/04/book_50_years_overdue_finally_returned_to_phillips.html that staff aren't sure who returned the book, which was in too poor of condition to return to circulation.
"It looks like someone loved it for a long time," she said. "Hopefully it did some good out in the world."
The Phillipsburg library charges a late fee of 10 cents a day, which would amount to more than $1,800 owed for the book in question. The library said it will cap its charge at $3 for whoever returned the book.
Top answer
In this case "returned" is an unreal past tense, describing an imagined situation in which someone does return the book. It is not a true past tense describing an event that actually happened in the past.
- In this case "returned" is an unreal past tense, describing an imagined situation in which someone does return the book.
- It is not a true past tense describing an event that actually happened in the past.
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In this case "returned" is an unreal past tense, describing an imagined situation in which someone does return the book. It is not a true past tense describing an event that actually happened in the past.
0Also ... I omitted to mention that "The library said it would cap its charge at $3 for whoever returned the book" would be more coordinated.
0I'm so sorry, I didn't read the question correctly, and my original answer is wrong.
The book has been returned. The staff don't know who returned it. "whoever returned the book" means the person who did return it, even though that person is presently unknown.
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