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Andrei Posted 21 years ago
Grammar
Had had
''She received immediate medical attention at the site, and is now proceeding with her schedule as planned."
Last September her husband, former US President Bill Clinton, underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery.
Mrs Clinton had later been due to give a lecture at a Catholic college on health care.
Mrs Clinton told the crowd she was feeling weak and had had a stomach virus, Colleen DiPirro, president of the Amherst Chamber of Commerce, told a local radio station.
She started to speak then collapsed, Ms DiPirro said.
My question is on the words 'had had' in the above. Is it fine?
If it is fine, the following is fine too.
I told my colleagues I was not feeling well at the week-end because had had a bout of influenza.
Last September her husband, former US President Bill Clinton, underwent quadruple bypass heart surgery.
Mrs Clinton had later been due to give a lecture at a Catholic college on health care.
Mrs Clinton told the crowd she was feeling weak and had had a stomach virus, Colleen DiPirro, president of the Amherst Chamber of Commerce, told a local radio station.
She started to speak then collapsed, Ms DiPirro said.
My question is on the words 'had had' in the above. Is it fine?
If it is fine, the following is fine too.
I told my colleagues I was not feeling well at the week-end because had had a bout of influenza.
Top answer
Hello Andrei You would need an 'I' in the second clause: 1. ' You might also want to consider: 2. ' In #1, the act of 'telling your colleagues' took place during the weekend itself.
- Hello Andrei You would need an 'I' in the second clause: 1.
- ' You might also want to consider: 2.
- ' In #1, the act of 'telling your colleagues' took place during the weekend itself.
- In #2, the act of 'telling your colleagues' took place after the weekend.
- The 'had had' here is a combination of ['to have', auxiliary verb] + ['to have', transitive verb].
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Hello Andrei
You would need an 'I' in the second clause:
1. 'I told my colleagues I was not feeling well at the week-end because I had had a bout of influenza.'
You might also want to consider:
2. 'I told my colleagues I hadn't felt well at the week-end because I had had a bout of influenza.'
In #1, the act of 'telling your colleagues' took place
You would need an 'I' in the second clause:
1. 'I told my colleagues I was not feeling well at the week-end because I had had a bout of influenza.'
You might also want to consider:
2. 'I told my colleagues I hadn't felt well at the week-end because I had had a bout of influenza.'
In #1, the act of 'telling your colleagues' took place
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Mr P, I thank you for the reply. I accept your reply with some reservations.
Yes, it was a mistake to omit the '***.
If the act of telling my colleagues took place during the weekend itself, I would write the following:
1. At the week-end, I told my colleagues I was not feeling well because I had had a bout of influenza.'
Wouldn't you consider this sentenc
Yes, it was a mistake to omit the '***.
If the act of telling my colleagues took place during the weekend itself, I would write the following:
1. At the week-end, I told my colleagues I was not feeling well because I had had a bout of influenza.'
Wouldn't you consider this sentenc
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You're right to have reservations, Andrei. Thinking about it, I realize my answer was too hasty.
Let:
Telling = T
Not feeling well = NFW
Bout of flu = BI
1. I told my colleagues I wasn't feeling well at the weekend because I'd had a bout of influenza.
T = Mon
NFW = Sat
BI = Thurs
2. I told my colleagues I wasn't feeling well, a
Let:
Telling = T
Not feeling well = NFW
Bout of flu = BI
1. I told my colleagues I wasn't feeling well at the weekend because I'd had a bout of influenza.
T = Mon
NFW = Sat
BI = Thurs
2. I told my colleagues I wasn't feeling well, a
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