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Jigneshbharati Posted 9 years ago
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How things had
‘on balance, he was pleased with how things had gone’
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Please explain the use,grammar of "how" and "had gone(past perfect)".I understand the overall meaning.
on balance - definition of on balance in English | Oxford Dictionaries
Please explain the use,grammar of "how" and "had gone(past perfect)".I understand the overall meaning.
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Jigneshbharati grammar of "how" 'how' introduces an indirect question, a clause of an interrogative kind. " You can use any indirect question after "be pleased with". He was pleased with [how the party went / what his friends said / where they held the picnic] .
- Jigneshbharati grammar of "how" 'how' introduces an indirect question, a clause of an interrogative kind.
- " You can use any indirect question after "be pleased with".
- He was pleased with [how the party went / what his friends said / where they held the picnic] .
- "had gone (past perfect)" The past perfect indicates a time before another time.
- 'had gone' occurred before 'was pleased'.
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Jigneshbharatigrammar of "how"'how' introduces an indirect question, a clause of an interrogative kind.
how things had gone is related to the question "How had things gone?"
You can use any indirect question after "be pleased with".
He was pleased with [how the party went / what his friends said / where they held the picn
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