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PreciousJones Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
has been/was
Dr. P did his best to fix the unnatural shape of my nose by making it bulbous. Naturalness was/had been the main goal for the revision, so overall I'm very satisfied.
Don't you guys understand that I'm not repeating the same questions? Each context has a different sentence structure therefore the way the verbs are used differently, so it confuses me. I'm here to learn, so I persistently write out the things I use on a daily basis.
Please proofead. Thank you.
Don't you guys understand that I'm not repeating the same questions? Each context has a different sentence structure therefore the way the verbs are used differently, so it confuses me. I'm here to learn, so I persistently write out the things I use on a daily basis.
Please proofead. Thank you.
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PreciousJones Don't you guys understand that I'm not repeating the same questions? You are, I’m afraid. Every time you find yourself in a simple past / past perfect quandary, just ask yourself this question: Is the sequence of events clear with the simple past?
- PreciousJones Don't you guys understand that I'm not repeating the same questions?
- You are, I’m afraid.
- Every time you find yourself in a simple past / past perfect quandary, just ask yourself this question: Is the sequence of events clear with the simple past?
- If the answer is no , use the past perfect; that’s what it’s for.
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PreciousJonesDon't you guys understand that I'm not repeating the same questions?You are, I’m afraid.
Every time you find yourself in a simple past / past perfect quandary, just ask yourself this question: Is the sequence of events clear with the simple past? If the answer is no, use the past perfect; that’s what it’s for.
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Aspara Gus PreciousJonesDon't you guys understand that I'm not repeating the same questions?You are, I’m afraid.Every time you find yourself in a simple past / past perfect quandary, just ask yourself this question: Is the sequence of events clear with the simple past? If the answer is no, use the past perfect; that’s what it’s for.Honestly, I really don't kn
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There is no justification for the use of the past perfect in your example. The meaning is perfectly clear without it.
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