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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
had had p.p.
I don't understand this grammar :
"She had almost forgotten what he looked like. When she tried to envision him, she only saw the black and white face in the group photograph the men had had taken before leaving."
What does "had had p.p" mean here?
Why not "the men had taken" since the action happens before "tried to envision" and "saw"
"She had almost forgotten what he looked like. When she tried to envision him, she only saw the black and white face in the group photograph the men had had taken before leaving."
What does "had had p.p" mean here?
Why not "the men had taken" since the action happens before "tried to envision" and "saw"
Top answer
p" mean here? 'to have something done' = to cause someone else to do something. 'The photograph that the men had had taken' uses the past perfect form of 'to have taken'.
- p" mean here?
- 'to have something done' = to cause someone else to do something.
- 'The photograph that the men had had taken' uses the past perfect form of 'to have taken'.
- It means 'the photograph that the men had asked someone to take'.
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AnonymousWhat does "had had p.p" mean here?'to have something done' = to cause someone else to do something.
'The photograph that the men had had taken' uses the past perfect form of 'to have taken'. It means 'the photograph that the men had asked someone to take'.
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