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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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laughed at
Can I say,
John laughed at them because he tricked / had tricked the villagers.
(ii) ... because the villagers had been tricked.
John laughed at them because he tricked / had tricked the villagers.
(ii) ... because the villagers had been tricked.
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Vincent, in your sentence, it's not clear who John laughed at, or who tricked the villagers. )")
- Vincent, in your sentence, it's not clear who John laughed at, or who tricked the villagers.
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Vincent, in your sentence, it's not clear who John laughed at, or who tricked the villagers.
I think you want to say, "John laughed at the villagers because he had tricked them" (or "because they had been tricked" -- in this case, they might have been tricked by someone other than John.)")
I think you want to say, "John laughed at the villagers because he had tricked them" (or "because they had been tricked" -- in this case, they might have been tricked by someone other than John.)")
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