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Cboutin3 Posted 12 years ago
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Is this sentence worded in the best way?

While Bruenor and the others had attempted to discover Gauntlgrym, Catti-brie and the barbarian warrior Wulfgar had set out from Mithral Hall in early spring to search for Wulfgar’s missing adopted daughter, Colson.
  

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cboutin3 the others ha d attempted to discover I think you need the continuous tense: were attempting.

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  • cboutin3 the others ha d attempted to discover I think you need the continuous tense: were attempting.
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cboutin3the others had attempted to discover
I think you need the continuous tense: were attempting.
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