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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
order of the actions?
"He was exhausted because he hadn't been sleeping well since he hurt his back."
order of the events:
1) He hurt his back
2) He hadn't slept well
3) He was exhausted.
event (1): Comes before event (3) and event (2)
so shouldn't it be edited :
*He was exhausted because he hadnt been sleeping well since he HAD hurt his back.
thanx
order of the events:
1) He hurt his back
2) He hadn't slept well
3) He was exhausted.
event (1): Comes before event (3) and event (2)
so shouldn't it be edited :
*He was exhausted because he hadnt been sleeping well since he HAD hurt his back.
thanx
Top answer
I prefer your version (with a ' in hadn't, of course) However, cue words like "since" or "after" let you know the sequence, so you don't have to rely on tense to tell you.
- I prefer your version (with a ' in hadn't, of course) However, cue words like "since" or "after" let you know the sequence, so you don't have to rely on tense to tell you.
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I prefer your version (with a ' in hadn't, of course)
However, cue words like "since" or "after" let you know the sequence, so you don't have to rely on tense to tell you.
However, cue words like "since" or "after" let you know the sequence, so you don't have to rely on tense to tell you.
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Thanks for the reply
For the record, I took the example from a grammar book in which Past Perfect Tense sequence rules are strictly applied next to the cue words like "since", "after" .That caused confusion.
For the record, I took the example from a grammar book in which Past Perfect Tense sequence rules are strictly applied next to the cue words like "since", "after" .That caused confusion.
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