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Jesusengland Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

He was happy that they had come to the party /...he came to the party.

Hello.

What is the difference in meaning?

- He was happy that they had come to the party
- He was happy that they came to the party

Thanks.
  

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Jesusengland Hello. What is the difference in meaning? - He was happy that they had come to the party - He was happy that they came to the party Thanks.

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  • Jesusengland Hello.
  • What is the difference in meaning?
  • - He was happy that they had come to the party - He was happy that they came to the party Thanks.
  • hey, both sentences convey the same idea.
  • However, the first one is more gramatically correct, since we use the past perfect when we have 2 actions that happened in the past.
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Jesusengland
Hello.

What is the difference in meaning?

- He was happy that they had come to the party
- He was happy that they came to the party

Thanks.


hey, both sentences convey the same idea. However, the first one is more gramatically correct, since we use t
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Both sentences are fine grammatically.

I would say the first sentence (with "had come") is most likely to be used as part of a written narrative in which the author then continues on with a description of other events that happened at the party after "they" came/arrived.
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