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Tsystem Posted 22 years ago
Grammar

:: Need Help - Is this sentence correct

Need to know if this sentence is correct:

She had gone to the market an hour ago.




If its wrong, what's wrong with it......
  

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No, it's not correct. It contradicts itself. "had gone" indicates "at some time before the reference time (already in the past)" "ago" indicates "at a certain time before the reference time (which is always the present)" Either "had gone" or "ago" must be changed to restore harmony!

— CalifJim

  • No, it's not correct.
  • It contradicts itself.
  • "had gone" indicates "at some time before the reference time (already in the past)" "ago" indicates "at a certain time before the reference time (which is always the present)" Either "had gone" or "ago" must be changed to restore harmony!
  • She went to the market an hour ago.
  • She had gone to the market an hour earlier.
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No, it's not correct. It contradicts itself.

"had gone" indicates "at some time before the reference time (already in the past)"

"ago" indicates "at a certain time before the reference time (which is always the present)"

Either "had gone" or "ago" must be changed to restore harmony!
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