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Volcano1985 Posted 18 years ago
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I had seen it in Rome about a week ago before you bought it

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The sentence is ambiguous, and can be interpreted in 2 ways: I had seen it in Rome about a week ago, before you bought it. I had seen it in Rome about a week before you bought it .

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  • The sentence is ambiguous, and can be interpreted in 2 ways: I had seen it in Rome about a week ago, before you bought it.
  • I had seen it in Rome about a week before you bought it .
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The sentence is ambiguous, and can be interpreted in 2 ways:

I had seen it in Rome about a week ago, before you bought it.

I had seen it in Rome about a week before you bought it.
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"I had seen it in Rome about a week ago, before you bought it." It means the act of buying did not happen earlier than one week ago.

"I had seen it in Rome about a week before you bought it." It means the act of buying happened at an indefinite time in the past.
The two sentences are not equivalent in meaning. Volcano, your sentence is okay. The comma is not necess
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Volcano1985Is it correct for grammar?
No. ago measures time backwards from the present. had seen (or any past perfect tense) measures time backwards from a point in time in the past. So you have a contradiction. Remove ago and everything will be fine!
CJ
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I have seen it in Rome about a week ago before you bought it.
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