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Marix998 Posted 15 years ago
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Past perfect/past simple, Some subjects (had) improved their performance relative to people of a similar...
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I have read an article on sciencedaily.com and noticed the use of past perfect.
(http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020024329.htm )
It is not clear to me why they used past perfect. Would it be ok to use past simple instead of : had improved = improved, had fallen = fell.
Professor Price and colleagues found significant changes in the IQ scores measured in 2008 compared to the 2004 scores. Some subjects had improved their performance relative to people of a similar age by as much as 20 points on the standardised IQ scale; in other cases, however, performance had fallen by a similar amount.
Thanks
M
I have read an article on sciencedaily.com and noticed the use of past perfect.
(http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111020024329.htm )
It is not clear to me why they used past perfect. Would it be ok to use past simple instead of : had improved = improved, had fallen = fell.
Professor Price and colleagues found significant changes in the IQ scores measured in 2008 compared to the 2004 scores. Some subjects had improved their performance relative to people of a similar age by as much as 20 points on the standardised IQ scale; in other cases, however, performance had fallen by a similar amount.
Thanks
M
Top answer
The use of past perfect is correct here as it tried to depict the changes in the IQ of two different groups of subjects' over a four year period between 2004 to 2008. Two past time periods and events - perfectly described by past perfect.
- The use of past perfect is correct here as it tried to depict the changes in the IQ of two different groups of subjects' over a four year period between 2004 to 2008.
- Two past time periods and events - perfectly described by past perfect.
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The use of past perfect is correct here as it tried to depict the changes in the IQ of two different groups of subjects' over a four year period between 2004 to 2008. Two past time periods and events - perfectly described by past perfect.
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marix998Would it be ok to use past simple insteadYes, but the past perfect makes, well, perfect sense.
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