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New Hope Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
"Had" or no "had"
Do we need to put "had" in the bracket in the passage below.?
Amir was walking back home from school when he heard a thud on the road. A book had fallen from a bicycle that ( ) whizzed past him a moment ago.
Amir was walking back home from school when he heard a thud on the road. A book had fallen from a bicycle that ( ) whizzed past him a moment ago.
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I would include "had", but it does not seem glaringly wrong without. I prefer to reserve "ago" for use relative to now. In this case I would prefer "a moment earlier".
- I would include "had", but it does not seem glaringly wrong without.
- I prefer to reserve "ago" for use relative to now.
- In this case I would prefer "a moment earlier".
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I would include "had", but it does not seem glaringly wrong without.
I prefer to reserve "ago" for use relative to now. In this case I would prefer "a moment earlier".
I prefer to reserve "ago" for use relative to now. In this case I would prefer "a moment earlier".
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