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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Hello Everyone. I was wondering which of these two sentences would sound better. Keeping in mind that this is telling of an event that had already happened. The two sentences are:

I had no doubt that Fred would help her.

OR

I had no doubt that Fred had helped her.


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The meaning of the two sentences is different. " means you were sure that Fred would help her - he had not yet provided help when you said this. " means you were sure that Fred helped her - he had already provided help when you said this.

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  • The meaning of the two sentences is different.
  • " means you were sure that Fred would help her - he had not yet provided help when you said this.
  • " means you were sure that Fred helped her - he had already provided help when you said this.
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The meaning of the two sentences is different.


"I had no doubt that Fred would help her." means you were sure that Fred would help her - he had not yet provided help when you said this.


"I had no doubt that Fred had helped her." means you were sure that Fred helped her - he had already provided help when you said this.

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findinghelpI was wondering which of these two sentences would sound better, keeping in mind that this is telling of an event that had already happened.

The event could have already happened in either case. You can select either shade of meaning, depending which one is closer to what you want to say.

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