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Allbee88 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Past Perfect: had done..
Please help me figure these 2 sentences out..
Which one is correct:
- She wrote in her diary that she could not have become an athlete if her father had not
encouraged her like he did.
-or-
- She wrote in her diary that she could not have become an athlete if her father had not
encouraged her like he had done.
Thank you..
Which one is correct:
- She wrote in her diary that she could not have become an athlete if her father had not
encouraged her like he did.
-or-
- She wrote in her diary that she could not have become an athlete if her father had not
encouraged her like he had done.
Thank you..
Top answer
Neither. like he had done seems odd. with regard to the tense past perfect is all right.
- Neither.
- like he had done seems odd.
- with regard to the tense past perfect is all right.
- I prefer this She wrote in her diary that she could not have become an athlete if her father had not given her such an encouragement.
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6 Answers
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Neither.
...like he had done seems odd.
with regard to the tense past perfect is all right.
I prefer this
She wrote in her diary that she could not have become an athlete if her father had not
given her such an encouragement.
...like he had done seems odd.
with regard to the tense past perfect is all right.
I prefer this
She wrote in her diary that she could not have become an athlete if her father had not
given her such an encouragement.
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Neither.
...like he had done seems odd.
with regard to the tense past perfect is all right.
I prefer this
She wrote in her diary that she could not have become an athlete if her father had not
given her such an encouragement.
...like he had done seems odd.
with regard to the tense past perfect is all right.
I prefer this
She wrote in her diary that she could not have become an athlete if her father had not
given her such an encouragement.
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allbee88Which one is correctBoth are correct, but the first is better. I would use the first and end it "as he did" instead of "like he did".
CJ
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Thank you Clive.
I'm afriad I was just too quick to call them wrong.
Can you tell me whether the use of the phrase- as he did- in the context sounds natural?
Suresh
I'm afriad I was just too quick to call them wrong.
Can you tell me whether the use of the phrase- as he did- in the context sounds natural?
Suresh
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I don't think Clive is participating in this thread.
vsureshwhether the use of the phrase- as he did- in the context sounds natural?Yes. That's why I suggested it.
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