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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
past perfect passive
The police arrested Mr.Ray and charged him with murder.
Martin Luther King had been assassinated by Mr. Ray
Why not was assassinated? If I leave out the first sentence would the second anwer be right then?
Martin Luther King had been assassinated by Mr. Ray
Why not was assassinated? If I leave out the first sentence would the second anwer be right then?
Top answer
Martin Luther King was assassinated by Mr. Ray. This is a perfectly good sentence.
- Martin Luther King was assassinated by Mr.
- Ray.
- This is a perfectly good sentence.
- Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4,1968.
- Ray and charged him with murder.
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Martin Luther King was assassinated by Mr. Ray. This is a perfectly good sentence.
Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4,1968. On June 8, The police arrested Mr.Ray and charged him with murder. This is a perfectly good sequence of events.
When you use the past perfect tense, the event has t be rela
Martin Luther King was assassinated on April 4,1968. On June 8, The police arrested Mr.Ray and charged him with murder. This is a perfectly good sequence of events.
When you use the past perfect tense, the event has t be rela
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