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Abdul quddus Posted 16 years ago
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Made or had made

Senior UN officials, who made representations today to the US government, said they were taken by surprise at the unusual extent and detail of the activity in the documents.
would you please explain how made is used??if it were who had made representations would it not be better???
  

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abdul quddus Senior UN officials, who made representations today to the US government, said Past perfect tense would not be appropriate. " They are one and the same. These people who made statements today said the following: (both simple past tense) To make a representation is the same form as to make an argument or to make a statement.

  • abdul quddus Senior UN officials, who made representations today to the US government, said Past perfect tense would not be appropriate.
  • " They are one and the same.
  • These people who made statements today said the following: (both simple past tense) To make a representation is the same form as to make an argument or to make a statement.
  • I state that this is so.
  • I represent that this is so.
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abdul quddusSenior UN officials, who made representations today to the US government, said
Past perfect tense would not be appropriate. The "making" did not precede the "saying."
They are one and the same.

These people who made statements today said the following: (both simple past tense)

To make

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