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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

Correct my sentences please

They are the people who have been arrested

Those are the people who had been arrested

And what are the differences between them?
  

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The sentences need ending punctuation. The first describes recent arrests. The second needs a context where the arrests happened before something else.

  • The sentences need ending punctuation.
  • The first describes recent arrests.
  • The second needs a context where the arrests happened before something else.
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  • Those are the people who had been arrested before the attempted coupe.
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2 Answers
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The sentences need ending punctuation.

The first describes recent arrests.
The second needs a context where the arrests happened before something else.

e.g.

Those are the people who had been arrested before the attempted coupe.
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AnonymousThey are the people who have been arrested
This suggests that the arrest is relevant to the present time.
AnonymousThose are the people who had been arrested
This suggests that the arrest is prior to a past action.

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